From the very tree where an apple once inspired Isaac Newton to formulate his theory of gravity to the Bodhi tree under which Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment, these iconic trees continue to ...

Gather the children's ideas and conclude: 'Bodhi Day is marked in Buddhist homes by mediation and by decorating a small fig tree with coloured beads and lights. Families enjoy Jataka tales too ...

India's Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid homage to Sri Lanka's sacred Buddhist tree on Sunday before wrapping up a state ...

Anuradhapura [Sri Lanka], April 6 (ANI): Ven. K Medhankara Thero, a prominent Buddhist monk expressed his happiness over Prime Minister Narendra Modi's second visit to the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi ...

Colombo: Prime Minister Narendra Modi , during his two-day visit to Sri Lanka, reached the ancient city of Anuradhapura on Sunday, where he offered prayers at the revered Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi tree. He ...

Modi offered flowers to the Sri Maha Bodhi, an object of worship and a symbol of sovereignty for the Buddhist-majority island, in the pilgrim city of Anuradhapura. The tightly-guarded fig tree is ...

Anura Kumara Disanayaka on Sunday visited the sacred Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi temple in Anuradhapura and offered prayers at the revered Mahabodhi tree, a statement by the Ministry of External Affairs said.