The logo of the South Asia Centre is a leaf from the Sacred Fig tree (Ficus religiosa), known popularly across South Asia as the ‘Pipal’, ‘Bodhi’ and ‘Ashvattha’ tree. It symbolises at once social, ...

In Buddhism, the Buddha meditated underneath a sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) for 12 years before achieving spiritual ...

Bodhi means “awakened” or “enlightenment” – and it is also the name of the sacred ficus tree (ficus religiosa) under which Lord Buddha sat and obtained his enlightenment. For this reason ...