...finally Prince Siddhartha came to a place that is now called Bodhgaya, where he sat under a tree and meditated. He had spent 6 years in a cave nearby, without eating, without drinking. But under this tree his search would come to an end. He attained enlightenment and became a Buddha.
Today this tree is called Bodhi tree, and it grows next to a temple. It is not exactly the same tree Buddha used to meditate beneath, but it grew from a cutting of the original one.
And we were following Buddha, sitting under the same tree, smelling the same air in the cool and dark cave. Viewing the (almost) same views. Without getting enlightened, though.
Today this tree is called Bodhi tree, and it grows next to a temple. It is not exactly the same tree Buddha used to meditate beneath, but it grew from a cutting of the original one.
And we were following Buddha, sitting under the same tree, smelling the same air in the cool and dark cave. Viewing the (almost) same views. Without getting enlightened, though.
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