According to Buddhist belief, before he became the Buddha, Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under a tree, now known as the Bodhi Tree, in the place now known as Bodh Gaya (‘place of ...

Participants of the Sixth World Buddhist Forum at the "Building Joyful Affinities" ceremony and tree planting before the forum opening in Ningbo, Zhejiang province. [Photo by Zhang Wei/China Daily ...