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Photograph taken by Gertrude Bell in India, February 1903

Description

Statue of Buddha under sacred Bo (Bodhi) tree - said to be direct descendant of tree under which Buddha sat and gained nirvana. A sapling from the original tree (which has since died) was carried to Sri Lanka by Ashoka's child, and in turn a sapling from that tree was returned to Bodh Gaya.

Reference code
GB/3/2/2/253
Creator
Bell, Gertrude Margaret Lowthian
Creation Date
Photograph Album Caption by Gertrude Bell
The Buddha under the Bo tree
Former reference
RTW 2_253
Photograph album
Location
India ยป Gaya
IIIF Manifest
https://collectionscaptured.ncl.ac.uk/iiif/info/p21051coll153/5284/manifest.json