Yangon Journal 2, July 2014 - The Bodhi Tree in the Shwedagon Pagoda

The Buddha became enlightened while sitting underneath a bodhi tree (a banyan tree). The tree in this picture grew from a seed supposedly taken from the original tree of Buddha. This tree is therefore sacred to the Burmese.


Read about how you can receive a blessing from a spirit on the day you were born in my Yangon Journal 3.

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