The Mahabodhi temple, the stupa at the Bodhi tree where the Buddha attained enlightenment at Bodh Gaya (Bodhgaya), Bihar State, India

Buddhist monk at Sri Maha Bodhi in the Mahavihara (The Great Monastery), Sacred City of Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sri Lanka, Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Hand of the Phra Achana Buddha figure, covered in gold leaf, Wat Si Chum (Temple of the Bodhi Tree), Sukhothai Historical Park, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Shrine on a Bodhi tree, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Kandy, Hill country, Sri Lanka, Asia

People praying at Sri Maha Bodhi (sacred bodhi tree), Anuradhapura, UNESCO World Heritage Site, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist pilgrims, Sri Maha Bodhi, sacred bodhi tree planted in 249 BC Unesco World Heritage Site, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Thousands of sitting buddhas in the park of a thousand bodhi trees - Maha Bodhi Ta HtaungHtaung, Monywa, Sagaing, Myanmar (Burma), Southeast Asia

Buddhist pilgrims, Sri Maha Bodhi, sacred bodhi tree planted in 249 BC, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Anuradhapura, North Central Province, Sri Lanka, Asia

Buddhist pilgrims Sri Maha Bodhi, sacred bodhi tree planted in 249 BC, Unesco World Heritage Site, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

The head of the Sandstone Buddha image under a Bodhi tree, Wat Mahatat, Ayutthaya, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Ayutthaya Province, Thailand, Southeast Asia, Asia

Bodhi Tataung, the world's tallest standing Buddha at 424 feet, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung, 1000 great Bo trees planted, each with a Buddha statue next to it, Monywa township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Buddha statues each planted alongside a Bo tree in Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung, 1000 great Bo trees, Monywa township, Sagaing Division, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Great egret (great white heron) (Ardea Alba) at Sri Maha Bodhi, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, Asia

Bodhi Tataung, the world's tallest standing Buddha at 424 feet, near Monywa, Monywa Region, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung Standing Buddha and large reclining Buddha statue seen from tower in Garden of Thousand Buddhas, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Large sitting Buddha statue near Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung Standing Buddha, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Chua Ho Quoc Pagoda, Siddhartha Gautama (the Shakyamuni Buddha) sitting in meditation pose under Bodhi tree, Phu Quoc, Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

High angle view of pagoda near Maha Bodhi Ta Htaung Standing Buddha, Monywa, Myanmar (Burma), Asia

Gangaramaya Buddhist Temple, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Asia

Sri lankan monks pray under bodhi tree in front of the mayadevi temple. Lumbini, nepal

Bhutanese pilgrim holds leaf of bodhi tree as she meditates. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under the bodhi tree in bodhgaya. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrims meditate under bodhi tree. It is believed that gautam buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme enlightenment under this bodhi tree. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Bhutanese pilgrim praying at butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Buddhist monk praying butter statues that is made under the bodhi tree inside mahabodhi temple complex. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Hh the 14th dalai lama holds a statue of buddha with bodhi-tree-leaf. Kalachakra initiation in bodhgaya, india

Devotion. Buddhist pilgrims from various denominations pray under bodhi tree in front of the mayadevi temple. Lumbini, nepal

Stone Buddha head embedded in bodhi tree roots at Wat Mahathat Buddhist temple ruins, Ayutthaya, Thailand.