Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka. It is said to be the southern branch from the historical Bodhi tree Sri Maha Bodhi at Bodh Gaya in India under which Lord Buddha attained Enlightenment. It was planted in 288 BC, and is the oldest living human-planted tree in the World with a known planting date. Today it is one of the most sacred relics of the Buddhists in Sri Lanka and respected by Buddhists all over the world. The other fig trees that surround the sacred tree protect it from storms and animals such as monkeys, bats, etc.
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi and is said to be where Siddhartha Gautama (also known as Gautama Buddha) is said to have achieved enlightenment. The term ‘Bodhi Tree’ refers to many trees around the world (in fact any tree under which a Buddha has reached enlightenment) however this one was planted in 288 BC and is the oldest living flowering plant in the world.
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