Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi
Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi is a historical sacred bo tree
(Ficus religiosa) in the Mahamewuna Garden in historical city of Anuradhapura,
Sri Lanka. This is believed to be a tree grown from a cutting of the southern
branch from the historical sacred bo tree, Sri Maha Bodhi, which was destroyed
during the time of Emperor Ashoka the Great, at Buddha Gaya in India, under
which Siddhartha Gautama (Buddha) attained Enlightenment. The Buddhist nun
Sangamitta Maha Theri, a daughter of Indian Emperor Ashoka, in 288 BC,brought
the tree cutting to Sri Lanka during the reign of Sinhalese King Devanampiya
Tissa.At more than 2,300 years old, it is the oldest living human-planted tree
in the world with a known planting date. The Mahavamsa, or the great chronicle
of the Sinhalese, provides an elaborate account of the establishment of the
Jaya Siri Maha Bodhi on the Island and the subsequent development of the site
as a major Buddhist pilgrimage site.
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