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The tree near Patna is a frequent tourist destination for pilgrims since it is next to the Mahabodhi TempleUN World Heritage Sites in India The Mahabodhi Temple is located at Bodh Gaya (about 60 miles from Patna), the location where Gautama Siddhartha attained unsurpassed and supreme Enlightenment. Next to the temple is the holy Bodhi tree. History About 250 y at Bodh GayaBodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the location of Gautama Siddhartha's attainment of Enlightenment. The complex, about 60 miles from Patna in the state of Bihar in India, holds the Mahabodhi Temple with the diamond throne (called the Vajrasana and the holy Bodhi t, one of four holy sites to Buddhists. It was while meditatingMeditation usually refers to a state of extreme relaxation and concentration, in which the body is generally at rest and the mind quieted of surface thoughts. Several major religions include ritual meditation; however, meditation itself need not be a reli under this tree (mentioned as Assattha in the Tipitaka) that Siddhartha Gautama achieved NirvanaThe following article is about the term Nirvana in the context of Buddhism. See Nirvana (disambiguation) for other meanings. In Buddhism, nirva (from the Sanskrit Pali: Nibbna Chinese: Nie4 Pan2 ), literally "extinction" or "extinguishing", is the culmina. Therefore, the Bodhi tree or tree of wisdom is considered sacred and symbolic to Buddhists.

The leaves of this tree are somewhat unusual, being cordate in shape with a distinctive extended (or caudate) tip.

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