What is the Sri Maha Bodhi?
Q: What is the Sri Maha Bodhi?
A: The Sri Maha Bodhi is a Sacred Fig tree located in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka.
Q: Where is it located?
A: It is located in the Sacred City of Anuradhapura, which is part of the UNESCO World Heritage Sites.
Q: How old is the Sri Maha Bodhi?
A: It was planted in 288 BC, making it over 2,300 years old.
Q: What is the significance of the Sri Maha Bodhi?
A: It is said to be a tree grown from a sapling of the famous Bodhi tree where the first Buddha became enlightened, making it a sacred object of Buddhists in Sri Lanka and respected by Buddhists all over the world.
Q: Why is it surrounded by railings?
A: It is surrounded by railings to protect it.
Q: Who brought the sapling of the Bodhi tree to Sri Lanka?
A: The sapling of the Bodhi tree was brought down by Mihindu (Mahinda) and Sanghamitta.
Q: When was the wall built around the Sri Maha Bodhi?
A: The wall was built during the reign of King Kirthi Sri Rajasingha, to protect it from wild elephants which might have attacked the tree.
