翻譯名義集 3.130

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【菩提樹】《西域記》云：「即畢鉢羅樹也。昔佛在世，高數百尺，屢經殘伐，猶高四五丈。佛坐其下，成等正覺，因而謂之菩提樹焉。莖幹黃白，枝葉青翠，冬夏不凋，光鮮無變。每至涅槃之日，葉皆凋落，頃之復故。」《法苑》云：「釋迦道樹名阿沛多羅。」

[Bodhivṛkṣa (Bodhi tree)] The *Record of the Western Regions* says: "It is the pippala tree. Formerly, when the Buddha was in the world, it was several hundred feet tall; although repeatedly subjected to being chopped down, it is still forty to fifty feet tall. The Buddha sat beneath it and accomplished equal, correct awakening; consequently, it was called the Bodhi tree. Its trunk is yellowish-white, and its branches and leaves are lush green; it does not wither in winter or summer, remaining lustrous and fresh without change. Whenever the day of nirvāṇa arrives, its leaves all wither and fall, and after a short while return to their previous state." The *Forest of Dharma Origins* says: "The tree of awakening of Śākya is named *apadra* [aśvattha]."