From a tree that bloomed during Mahabharata to the one that grew during the Battle of Plassey in West Bengal, these trees in ...

The Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Anuradhapura is believed to have grown from a branch that an Indian princess carried to Sri Lanka. Here's the story of the tree, and why it is so significant for ...

The full moon of Vaishakh month (Vaishakh Purnima 2024) is called Buddha Purnima and Buddha Jayanti. Here is everything you ...

The Bodhi Tree continues till today as a profound symbol ... The sapling was planted at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka, marking the beginning of Buddhism. Both the tree and the faith continue and ...

Additionally, Buddhism’s monastic demands disrupted societal structures, making it impractical Scholars have noted that three specific signs—the Bodhi tree (pipal), the dharma chakra ...

Ven. Pallegama Hemarathana Thero, a prominent Buddhist monk in Sri Lanka, has expressed his happiness and gratitude towards Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s second visit to Sri Lanka’s Anuradhapura and ...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Lanka's sacred Buddhist tree on Sunday before wrapping up a state visit during which he secured defence and energy deals. Modi offered flowers ...

He added that PM Modi must have felt the spiritual strength of the Bodhi tree during his first visit, which prompted him to return . "Coming to see Buddha is not a small thing. When he touched the ...

Ven. K Medhankara Thero, a prominent Buddhist monk expressed his happiness over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Sri Lanka's Anuradhapura ...

Modi offered flowers to the Sri Maha Bodhi, an object of worship and a symbol of sovereignty for the Buddhist-majority island, in the pilgrim city of Anuradhapura. The tightly-guarded fig tree is ...