The Bodhi tree (Ficus religiosa), referred to as the Bodhi tree, is a species of the genus Bodhi tree (Ficus) originating in India, Southwest China and Indochina to the east of Vietnam. It is a deciduous or summer deciduous tree, 30 m high and 3 m long trunk. Its leaves are heart-shaped with a distinctive elongated ridge; leaves 10-17 cm long and 8-12 cm wide, petioles long 6-10 cm. The fruit of the Bodhi tree is a small fruit-like fruit and 1-1.5 cm in diameter in green purple.

According to Buddhist beliefs, the Bodhi tree in some other languages ​​is called Bo, Pipul or Aśvattha, Assattha (Pali). The word Aśvattha is Sanskrit; Śvaḥ means "tomorrow", a denial, and forgiveness means "person or thing stops or exists". The famous philosopher of the Advaitavedānta sect Śaṅkara interprets this name as "A person or thing cannot exist like that tomorrow", just as the entire universe. This plant is considered the most sacred symbol by Hindus, Jews and Buddhists. In fact, the Bodhi tree is closely related to the historical fact about the attainment of Prince Siddhartha, who meditated under the Bodhi tree and became a Buddha. Later, people took this tree represents the tree of enlightenment, so Bodhi means enlightenment.

In fact, the Bodhi tree during the Buddha's enlightenment period was destroyed by the king of Bengal, ṣaṣaṣka, in the 7th century. The seedling planted next to it was also blown up by the typhoon in 1876. Today's saplings are extracted A branch of the original Bodhi tree was given to King Sri Lanka by King Ashoka around 288 BC. It is called Śrī Mahā (good omen and great). Today, in the ancient capital of Sri Lanka, Anurādhapura, that Bodhi tree is still green and this time of planting makes it the oldest among flowering plants and can verify age. The Bodhi tree that pilgrims often stop to admire is the son of the Bodhi tree that in the past the Blessed One sat in meditation 49 days after attaining the supreme supreme awareness. It is planted at the Great Bodhi temple (Mahābodhi), the Bodhi ashram (Bodhgayā), about 96 km from Patna in Bihar state of India.  

In addition to religious factors, Bodhi tree has a great effect on pharmacology. In De bark, there is vitamin k1, in which bergapten and bergaptal have antibiotic effect. Thanks to the fiber fibers in the body with lipid erythropoiesis with 0.7-1.5% tannic acid, the leaves are the favorite food of goats, although this acid has a partial effect on the heart, liver, kidneys and skin. In industry, the plant is used as a cosmetic to protect the skin or deodorant and to treat asthma. 

Descendants of the Bodhi tree at Bodhi ashram (bodhgayā, buddhagayā) are applied by the method of asexual reproduction currently planted at Foster Botanical Garden in Honolulu, Hawaii.

The meaning of the Bodhi tree is of great importance both for monks and at home. When it comes to the two words "Bodhi", we imagine this is a species of the sacred and the noblest, can feel infinite joy when sitting under the Bodhi tree. Moreover, the Bodhi tree symbolizes a firm belief in the survival of Buddhism as well as a Buddhist's faith in the Triple Gem. Bodhi tree is the Bodhi mind, is the shade, is the light of wisdom that always illuminates and wateres those who are longing for the source of peace. It is also the wisdom nourished by the Bodhi preschool in every moment of the mind, especially for Hinduism as well as other Taoist religions at that time. END=NAM MO SHAKYAMUNI BUDDHA.( 3 TIMES ).GOLDEN AMITABHA MONASTERY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.AUSTRALIA,SYDNEY.24/6/2020.VIETNAMESE TRANSLATE ENGLISH BY=VIETNAMESE BUDDHIST NUN=THICH CHAN TANH.