菩提樹

ぼだいじゅ

Also written ボダイジュ

Meanings

1. Noun Tilia miqueliana (species of linden tree)
2. sacred fig (Ficus religiosa); bodhi tree; bo tree; peepal tree; pipal tree See also: インドぼだいじゅ.

Kanji

• 菩 kind of grass; sacred tree. Read as ボ.
• 提 put forward. Read as ダイ.
• 樹 tree. Read as ジュ.

Example sentences

• 釈迦はブッダガヤの菩提樹の下で悟りを開いた。
  The Buddha became enlightened under a Bo tree in Bodh Gaya.

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