BHODHI TREE: BELIFE AND TRADITIONAL ACTION IN LANNA

Abstract

Boddhi tree was derived from Bodhi. meaning therefore refers to the tree that was Buddha's enlightenment. Nowadays. it directly knows as Assattha. At Bodh Gaya In India. That continued from the first Bodhi tree. Buddha Sahajata (placenta). Which has been propagated to grow at Jetavana Temple Sāvatthī. called Ananda Bodhi tree. And Anuradhapura Sri Lanka. The Bodhi tree in Thailand is cultivated in the Dvaravati period. by Phra Maha Thera Laihlai was brought it from Sri Lanka. In Lanna society. It's normally called Bodhi tree as "Ton Sri" or "Ton Sarih". Lanna people are considered representatives of the Buddha. don't cut or destroy absolutely. if it is necessary to cut. the Bodhi wood will be carved into the Buddha image only. The Bohdi tree influenced in many ways: tradition. literature. art and architecture