History of Dharmashastra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t9.281
History of Dharmaśāstra (Ancient and Mediaeval Religious and Civil Law in India) v5.c74.t9.281
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Bodhidruma—(the Bo tree at Buddha Gayā) P VI. 117 30 *Vide* under Mahābodhitaru At the Bharhut stūpa (about 200 B C ) there is a bas-relief showing the Vajrāsana throne of Buddha with the view of the Bodhi tree and an inscription 'bhagavato Sakamunino Bodhi'; *vide* 'Mahābodhi' by Cunningham, p. 3 The Bodhi tree is said to have been cut down by king Saśāṅka of Bengal in 600 A D, but restored about 620 A.D. by king Pūrṇavarman Vide A. G pp. 453-459 for Bodh Gayā and p 459 for Bodhitaru.