It is said that soon after the Buddha's experience under the fig tree, he passed a stranger on the road who was so struck by the Buddha's calm radiance that he asked him, "Are you a god?" ...

The fig tree is the first plant to be mentioned by name in the Bible: '[Adam and Eve] knew that they were naked; ... Buddha attained enlightment while sitting under a fig tree.

The 2,500-year-old tree under which Gautama Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment is alive and healthy, Indian scientists said Thursday.

From Buddha’s enlightenment to colonial battles, these ancient Indian trees have witnessed it all. Discover 7 living legends ...

Buddhism was born under a giant fig tree, which, today, grows at the center of the remote and unbeautiful town of Bodh Gaya, in India’s destitute northeastern state of Bihar.

NEW DELHI: A descendant of the great tree under which Prince Siddharth became the Buddha (the enlightened one) after having ruminated for years on the sorrow and disease that afflict human life ...

One day while meditating under a fig tree, Siddhartha woke up filled with complete joy. This is when he became known as Buddha, which means Enlightened One. He began to teach about compassion and ...