mahābodhi

Pali

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Definitions
  • (Buddhism) the Bo Tree, i.e. the specific fig tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained enlightenment; the descendant of that tree on the same spot at Bodh Gaya.

Etymology

Compound from Pali mahā (great, first, grand) + Pali bodhi (enlightenment).

Origin

Pali

bodhi

Gloss

enlightenment

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