Anandabodhi Tree
Ānanda Bodhi
A bodhi tree planted inside Jetavana Monastery at the request of the monk Ananda, said to be a branch of the bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, where pilgrims circumambulate in devotion.
According to the Buddhist scriptures, when the Buddha was traveling to teach, his followers had no place to pay their respects. The monk Ananda asked Maudgalyayana to bring a seed from the bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, and it was planted by the elder Anathapindika at the gate of Jetavana Monastery. The Buddha once sat in meditation beneath it for a night, which is why it is called the Ananda Bodhi Tree. Today the large, leafy tree is fenced off and hung with prayer flags and banners from pilgrims around the world. Monks from Sri Lanka and Thailand often recite scriptures and circumambulate the tree here. It lies within the Jetavana Monastery site, and admission is included in the site ticket. Visitors usually see it together with the Gandhakuti. Please keep quiet beneath the tree and do not break off its branches.
Opening hours
With Jetavana Monastery, sunrise to sunset