In order to get rid of the suffering of reincarnation and save the suffering beings, he resolutely gave up inheriting the throne and comfortable royal life, became a monk and sought the true meaning of life. After years of practice, he once sat quietly under the bodhi tree for 7 days and 7 nights to overcome all kinds of evil temptations. When the morning dawned and the morning star rose, he finally became a Buddha.
With the introduction of Buddhism into China, Bodhi Tree has had a far-reaching influence in China. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, monk Shen Xiu talked with his brother Huineng and wrote a poem: "As a bodhi tree, your heart is like a mirror platform. Wipe hard and don't make dust. " Huineng finished reading and wrote a song: "? Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not a stage. There is nothing in the original, where is the dust? " The dialogue between brother and sister, who express their feelings with things and discuss Tao with things, is widely circulated, making the Bodhi tree famous all over the world.
According to legend, more than 2000 years ago, Buddha Sakyamuni made a positive result under the bodhi tree. Is it true in India? Hinduism, Buddhism or? Jainism regards the bodhi tree as a "holy tree".
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Baidu encyclopedia-bodhi tree