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Episode 39: The Bodhi Tree

There’s more than one December holiday that centers around a tree! Bodhi Day celebrates that day when Siddhartha Gautama sat under a Bodhi Tree, achieved Enlightenment, and became the Buddha. Find out how this tree helped start a new religion and how you can celebrate this holiday in the modern-day. Music is by Acadamy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Facebook and Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees and now on Instagram @TreePodcast! 

Sources:

https://www.britannica.com/plant/Moraceae

https://nitishpriyadarshi.blogspot.com/2011/05/importance-of-ficus-religosa-peepal.html

https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24168#tosummaryOfInvasiveness

https://indianexpress.com/article/parenting/learning/buddha-enlightenment-nirvana-5288593/

https://www.history.com/topics/religion/buddhism

https://www.khanacademy.org/humanities/ap-art-history/introduction-cultures-religions-apah/hinduism-apah/a/hinduism-and-buddhism-an-introduction

https://www.incredibleindia.org/content/incredible-india-v2/en/destinations/bodh-gaya/bodhi-tree.html

https://web.archive.org/web/20161230013831/http://libweb.hawaii.edu/digicoll/annexation/petition/pet-intro.php

https://www.honolulumagazine.com/a-bodhi-tree-birthday/

https://www.worldhistory.org/Ashoka_the_Great/

https://www.historyhit.com/locations/the-sri-maha-bodhi-tree/

https://www.doityourself.com/stry/bodhi-day

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Episode 8: The Banyan

Known as the Strangler Fig and the Walking tree, the Banyan is an iconic feature of the country of India and holds extensive symbolism throughout Hindu culture. Music is by Academy Garden. Cover art is by @boomerangbrit on Instagram. Follow me on Twitter @MyFavoriteTrees.

Sources:

10 things you need to know about banyan trees

https://www.hort.purdue.edu/newcrop/CropFactSheets/ficus.html

https://www.fs.fed.us/wildflowers/pollinators/pollinator-of-the-month/fig_wasp.shtml

https://science.howstuffworks.com/life/botany/understanding-roots-banyan-tree.htm

https://www.cabi.org/isc/datasheet/24066#1F3B4B07-2C1D-45FB-B98F-A7EE0CFE7C9F

https://www.timesnownews.com/spiritual/article/dos-and-don-ts-to-remember-while-observing-vat-savitri-vrat/595398#:~:text=This%20is%20a%20common%20practice,a%20banyan%20tree%20(Vat).&text=One%20day%20as%20Satyavan%20was,to%20take%20his%20soul%20away.

https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/science-and-technology/story/19920831-banyan-tree-survives-for-nearly-550-years-in-andhra-pradesh-finds-place-in-guinness-book-766763-2013-01-02

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