alleryUnder which tree is the Buddha's awakening said to have occurred?
APipal tree
BNeem tree
CSal tree
DBanyan tree
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. Pipal tree
1. Buddhist tradition says the awakening occurred under a pipal tree, the Bodhi tree.
2. Sal trees are linked instead with his last days at Kushinagar.
3. Banyan and neem are not named in the tradition.
_Source: Wikipedia, Gautama Buddha, Ascetic life and awakening_
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