Bodhi Tree

（plant) Bodhidruma， again Bodhivṛkṣa， The Buddha achieved enlightenment under this tree, so he was called the Bodhi tree, which was translated as the Tao tree, and it is also called the Awakening Tree.However, the original name of this tree is the Eight Clouds of Apedora Tree, the Faxian Chuan Yun Beidu Tree, the Samadhi Sutra of Buddha Yun Asudo Tree Aśvattha， The Western Regions Record of the Eight Clouds of the Biboluo Tree ( Pippala）。 See the Bibo Luoshu strip.It is said that Bedora is a Bodhi tree that is wrong.Youyang Zazu said: The Bodhi tree comes from the country of Magazine, and is located in Mahabodhi Temple.When Tathagata attained enlightenment, he was a tree of contemplation, with yellow and white stems and green branches and leaves, and does not wither in winter.When the Buddha enters the day of death, his color changes and falls, and he has returned to life.On this day, the king and the people did a great job of Buddhist affairs and returned with their leaves, which was auspicious.The tree is four hundred feet high, and there is a silver tower circling around it.People in that country often burn incense and scatter flowers at all times, and circulate trees to serve as rituals.During the Zhenguan period of the Tang Dynasty, envoys were sent frequently to set up offerings in the temple and offered sacrifices.By the fifth year of Xianqing, a monument was erected in the temple to record the holy virtue.There are two Sanskrit names of this tree: one is Binbo Lili Cha, and the other is Ashi Helmet Poli Cha.The Western Regions record is called Beiboluo. The Buddha achieved enlightenment under it, which means the Tao is called, so it is called Bodhivalicha, which was translated into a tree by Han.The translation name collection says: The Western Regions record says: It is the Biboluo tree.In the past, Buddha was hundreds of feet tall in his life, and he was repeatedly cut down, but he was still four or five feet tall.The Buddha sat down to achieve equal enlightenment, so it was called the Bodhi tree.A new saying in Guangdong says: There is a Bodhi tree in Halin, and the wisdom medicine Tripitaka came from Xizhu during the Xiaoliang period.Nowadays, the big ones can be surrounded by hundreds of surrounds, and three or four major ridges can be formed. The roots are hanging upside down from the top and hundreds of ways. The big ones are surrounded by the small ones. The roots are wrapped around the stems over time, but the roots are seen but not the stems.The leaves are like soft mulberry, falling in February and growing in May, monks pick and ferment it, but the remaining fine tendons are like silk, and the ripples are slightly rippling, which is similar to the yao valley, which is commonly known as Bodhi yao.According to Halin, the Guangxiao Temple in Panyu, today, there is a Xipanhe Lile tree in the temple, hence the name.Notes from eastern Guangdong say: Bodhi tree seeds can be used as rosary.There is a large circle on the surface, the text is like the moon and the circumference of Luo, and the fine dots are like stars.It is called the Star Moon Bodhi.Guangxiao Temple's archival says: On the 25th day of June 2, the second year of Jiaqing, a hurricane blows down.Chen Zhongcheng is a great scholar and is responsible for training.Withering over the years.The monk Qiao Anli of the temple went to Nanhua to return a small branch and plant the old land.Now, I am still ashamed of my past.Leizhou Prefecture Chronicle says: Bodhi fruit is white in color and has a sweet taste, and is ripe in May.The Bodhi tree is an evergreen sub-tree tree, mostly produced in eastern Guangdong, with a height of more than two meters.The leaves are oval, with a very pointed end, and the flowers are hidden in the flower back.True and round, solid and immortal.Today, Qiongshan County is called Vajrazi.It can also be used as a rosary.