Bodhi Tree
Bodhi Tree. Literally the ‘tree of awakening’, also known as the Bo Tree, it is the tree under which
Siddhārtha Gautama is believed to have gained enlightenment (
bodhi) after meditating under it for 49 days. In
Pāli it is known as the bodhirukkha, in
Sanskrit as the bodhivṛkṣa, and it is known to botanists as
ficus religiosa. Given its close association with the occasion of his attaining Buddhahood, the tree has great symbolic significance and according to legend is the centre of the world and the spot at which all
Buddhas past and future gain enlightenment. In the twelfth year of his reign,
Aśoka's daughter
Saṅghamittā took a branch of the Bodhi Tree to
Sri Lanka. When the original Bodhi Tree was destroyed in the 7th century it was replaced with another one from the shoot exported to
Sri Lanka by King
Aśoka in the third century bce. This was planted in the Mahābodhi temple where it flourishes today. Each
Buddha is associated with a particular Bodhi Tree, but since the earliest accounts of the Buddha's enlightenment fail to mention a tree, it is possible that the cult of the Bodhi Tree is a more recent addition. It has become customary to plant a Bodhi Tree, if possible a cutting, in every monastery (
vihāra) to indicate the presence of the
Dharma. In early Buddhist art the figure of the Buddha was not portrayed, and the image of the tree, along with other symbols, was used to represent him.
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Cape Verde: Sotur invests in urban infrastructure of Porto Novo on Santo Antao Island.
News Wire article from: TendersInfo; 7/1/2008; 482 words
; ...Desenvolvimento Turistico e Urbano do Porto Novo (Sotur) plans to invest some 400...coast, in the west of the city of Porto Novo on Santo Antao Island. The project...the consolidation of the city of Porto Novo. A protocol was signed between the...
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Porto Novo ready to strike
Newspaper article from: New Straits Times; 1/11/1998; ; 378 words
; ...New Straits Times 01-11-1998 PORTO Novo looks ready for his maiden win in...Bukit Timah. The following week, Porto Novo tried to make all the running but...2200m in good going. Last week, Porto Novo ran third to Ocean Warrior in a Class...
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Porto return the target for injured Novo and Buffel.
Newspaper article from: The Mail on Sunday (London, England); 11/6/2005; 608 words
; ...Byline: GRAEME CROSER NACHO NOVO and Thomas Buffel are targeting...Champions League clash with Porto. Novo hasn't played since breaking...he might be back for the Porto game and we're also eyeing...start of last season, Novo quickly established himself...
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Construction will start this year on a 6.2km, four-station extension of the metro to Novo Hamburgo.(Porto Alegre)
Magazine article from: International Railway Journal; 3/1/2006; 346 words
; ...start this year on a 6.2km, four-station extension of the metro to Novo Hamburgo. Only two of the four stations will be built initially. The temporary terminal station at Novo Hamburgo will be located adjacent to the regional bus station. Later...
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Novo and Buffel on course for Porto
Newspaper article from: The Sunday Herald; 11/6/2005; ; 372 words
; ...RANGERS hope to have both Nacho Novo and Thomas Buffel restored to...Champions League match against Porto later this month. The Spaniard...shot that he will be ready for Porto, and we are looking at that...people. We are also targeting Porto for Thomas."
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 "Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland)")
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Football: MY WEE PAL NOVO WILL BE BIG HIT WITH GERS; SAYS GAVIN RAE Tiny star with huge heart tipped to put Ibrox strugglers back on ahigh.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: Daily Record (Glasgow, Scotland); 5/27/2004; 700+ words
; ...former team-mate Gavin Rae insists Novo's lack of height will not stop...between Rangers and Dundee to take Novo to Ibrox, where he would team up...s Champions League Final against Porto. Rae and Novo played together at Dens for almost...
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 "The Mirror (London, England)")
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Football: NOVO SNUB WAS 'RELIEF'.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The Mirror (London, England); 9/17/2005; 406 words
; ...JOHN DOCHERTY ALEX McLeish insisted that dropping Nacho Novo against Porto was good for the Spanish ace. He said: "Sometimes...Lovenkrands can now build on the opening goal he hit past Porto. He said: "That goal was something I think Peter...
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 "The People (London, England)")
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Football: Jeffers putting heat on Novo.(Sport)
Newspaper article from: The People (London, England); 9/18/2005; 601 words
; Byline: DAVID LEGGAT NACHO NOVO fears he will be pushed down the...arrived, writes DAVID LEGGAT. And Novo believes the fact Jeffers checked...minute Champions League win over Porto last week. And it left Novo, who came on as a substitute...
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Amerix Precious Metals Samples Extensive Gold Mineralization at Novo Brasilia Project.
Business Wire; 10/25/2005; 700+ words
; ...President and CEO John Andrews. The Novo Brasilia prospect lies north...recent sampling undertaken at Novo Brasilia provides further confirmation...our 40,000-hectare Vila Porto Rico land position, which encompasses the Novo Brasilia and Ouro Roxo prospects...
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Football: Champions League: Polished Porto too slick for Gers; Rangers v Porto 7.45pm, live SS2/STV.(Sports)
Newspaper article from: The Racing Post (London, England); 9/13/2005; 694 words
; ...Falkirk on Saturday. Recommendation Porto 2pts 11-5 (Bet Direct) league positions Rangers 5th; Porto 1st top scorers Rangers Prso 3-0, Lovenkrands 2-0, Novo 2-0, Ferguson 1-0. Porto Peixoto 2-0, Almeida 2-0...
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Porto-Novo
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Porto-Novo , city (1992 pop. 179,138), capital of Benin, S Benin, a port on Porto-Novo lagoon, an arm of the Gulf of Guinea...Cotonou , to which it is connected by rail. Porto-Novo is the trade center for an agricultural...
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Benin
Encyclopedia entry from: Cities of the World
...of Benin Major Cities: Cotonou, Porto Novo Other Cities: Abomey, Ouidah...When Benin's official capital, Porto Novo, was founded as a trading post by...other coastal tribes. The king of Porto Novo requested protection from France...
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Sourou Migan Apithy
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of World Biography
...contributed to Dahomean instability. Sourou Apithy was born in Porto Novo on April 8, 1913 and attended local mission schools...deputy in 1951 and again in 1956 and became mayor of Porto Novo in 1956. In the 1957 elections for the legislature Apithy...
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Mbaye, Mariétou (Bileoma) 1948–
Book article from: Contemporary Black Biography
...in Togo, after 1986; Africans International, administrator; writer. Addresses: Home — B.P. 1048, Porto Novo, Benin. she turned away from her culture completely, speaking French, wearing dresses and high heels, and reading...
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Hastings, Warren (1732–1818)
Encyclopedia entry from: Europe, 1450 to 1789: Encyclopedia of the Early Modern World
...incompetent governor of Madras and replaced him with the veteran militarist Sir Eyre Coote, who defeated Ali's forces at Porto Novo. Parallel naval action drove the rebels out of the Carnatic (a region in southeastern India). On the death of Haidar...
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