Buddhism originated in ancient India in the 6th century BC. At that time, the social classes were clearly divided, and people faced many hardships and confusions in life.
Sakyamuni, whose original name was Gautama Siddhartha, was born in Lumbini Garden in Nepal. As a prince, he witnessed the sufferings of birth, aging, illness and death during his travels outside the city, and felt deeply the impermanence and suffering of life.
So, Prince Siddhartha resolutely gave up the luxurious life in the palace and embarked on the path of practice to seek liberation. After years of asceticism and meditation, he finally became enlightened under a bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya, and started the journey of spreading Buddhism.
The bodhi fruit produced by this bodhi tree has extremely important symbolic significance in Buddhism.
The bodhi fruit represents wisdom and enlightenment. It witnessed the moment of enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha, symbolizing the liberation and tranquility of the mind from ignorance and troubles.
In the teachings of Buddhism, the pursuit of wisdom and enlightenment represented by the bodhi fruit is the ultimate goal of practitioners. Through the practice of Buddhism, such as keeping precepts, meditation, and prajna wisdom, people hope to eliminate their inner greed, anger, and ignorance and achieve spiritual purification and sublimation.
For example, by keeping precepts, practitioners regulate their behavior and avoid the bad consequences of evil deeds; meditation helps practitioners calm their hearts, focus on the present, and see the essence of things; prajna wisdom is a profound understanding of the truth, which can enable people to transcend appearances and see the true face of things.
In the process of the spread of Buddhism, the image of Bodhi fruit often appears in temples, murals, and sculptures, reminding believers to keep in mind the original intention of pursuing wisdom and liberation.
For many Buddhists, wearing a Buddhist bead bracelet made of Bodhi fruit is not only an expression of religious belief, but also a reminder to keep mindfulness and face various situations in life with wisdom and compassion.
The origin of Buddhism is closely linked to Bodhi fruit. They jointly carry people's yearning for liberation, wisdom, and compassion, and guide the direction of progress for countless hearts.
