History of Indian and Eastern Architecture v1.c13.8

v1.c13.8

There certainly is no inherent improbability that he should have done so, for it seems hardly doubtful that this was the traditional tree under whose shade Sâkyamuni attained "complete enlightenment," or, in other words, reached Buddhahood; and no spot consequently could be considered more sacred in the eyes of a Buddhist, or was more likely to be reverenced from the time forward.