Ajapāla-nigrodha

From: A Dictionary of Buddhism | Date: 2004| Author: DAMIEN KEOWN | Copyright information

Ajapāla-nigrodha. A banyan tree not far from the Bodhi Tree, located in Uruvelā on the banks of the Nairañjanā river. The Buddha spent a week meditating under it shortly after his awakening and revisited the spot many times in his...

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