The meaning and function of bodhi

The moral of bodhi tree is consciousness, which symbolizes wisdom, knowledge and road. Bodhi is a transliteration of the ancient Indian word Bodhi, which means enlightenment and wisdom. Used to refer to people waking up from a dream, suddenly enlightened, suddenly enlightened, and reaching the realm of transcendence. Since the Buddha "got the Tao" under this tree, this tree is called Bodhi Tree.

With the introduction of Buddhism into China, Bodhi Tree has had a far-reaching influence in China. In the early years of the Tang Dynasty, monk Shen Xiu talked with his brother Huineng and wrote a poem: "As a bodhi tree, your heart is like a mirror. Wipe hard and don't make dust. " Huineng wrote a poem after reading it: "Bodhi has no trees, and the mirror is not Taiwan. Nothing, where is the dust? " The dialogue between brother and sister, who express their feelings with things and discuss Tao with things, is widely circulated, making the Bodhi tree famous all over the world.

Bodhi trees like light, high temperature and high humidity, and grow rapidly at 25℃. When wintering, the temperature is required to be around 12℃, and they are not frost-resistant. Strong anti-pollution ability, lax requirements for soil, but fertile, loose slightly acidic sandy loam is better. Young Tilia amurensis grows rapidly in tropical areas (areas rich in water resources).

Bodhi trees are mostly cultivated in China, Guangdong coastal islands, Guangxi, Yunnan and JD.COM. Japan, Malaysia, Thailand, Vietnam, Sikkim, Pakistan and India are also distributed, mostly cultivated, but wild in the Himalayas, from Rawalpindi, Pakistan to Bhutan.