RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Aris on Jun 28, 2007 03:28 PM Permalink
I have read after converting to Buddhism Ashoka loved Bodh Gaya tree more than anything. So her wife was jeleous & put poisen needle into the tree & tree got damaged..... This tree is from the original one or from other source .. its should be examined.
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Raj Mohan on Jun 28, 2007 12:36 PM Permalink
The oldest tree, living today, is 4600 years old. It is considered that, there could be many other trees, older than this tree but not yet identified. The Bodh tree is more than 2500 years old.
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Nishant Upadhyay on Jun 28, 2007 12:47 PM Permalink
Only a little correction... this tree is direct descendant of original Bodhi Tree associated with enlightenment of Buddha.
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Gladiator on Jun 28, 2007 12:43 PM Permalink
Amazing Raj,,, CANT IMAGINE A TREE LIVING FOR 4500 YEARS,,,, REALLY SURPRIZED ME?????? CAN YOU TELL ME RELEVANT SOURCES FOR STUDY
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by joyoti sen on Jun 28, 2007 12:40 PM Permalink
Yes they can .. It is said that the sycamore tree near Jerusalem, from which the cross was made on which Jesus was crucified, is still living.
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Pat Thakur on Jun 28, 2007 12:54 PM Permalink
When bullshit customs, blind beliefs, casteism can survive for ages, what's so surprising if a tree lives for more than 2500 years?
RE:RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by SIMANTA MOHANTY on Jun 28, 2007 01:00 PM Permalink
Allow me to get into this. I don't know of the tree at Jerusalem, bu the oldest living thing on Earth is a bristlecone pine in the forest of California. It is named Methusaleh, and its identity is kept a secret to prevent vandalism. In the forests in eas-central California, there are many such pines, well over two thousand years old. Yes, trees can live that long.
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Billy Zane on Jun 28, 2007 01:01 PM Permalink
he guys raj is correct, that tree which is 4600 yr old is SEQUIA in north america
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Dande Waala on Jun 28, 2007 01:28 PM Permalink
here's the source http://home.austarnet.com.au/davekimble/bristlecone.htm
RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by durba ghose on Jun 28, 2007 01:58 PM Permalink
Not so sure about that. According to history, the original tree was burnt down by a wife of King Asoka. However a sapling from the original tree had been planted in Sri Lanka and the tree in Bodh Gaya has grown from a sapling of that tree. Trees do live for these long periods. I've heard that the oldest tree related to the Buddha is in Sravasti planted from a sapling of the original Bodhi tree by Sariputra.
RE:RE:RE:Can a tree live for 2500 years
by Rajat Ghose on Jun 28, 2007 02:04 PM Permalink
Its sad that the tree is facing abuse. But it has faced abuse down the ages so there's no need to be horrified or hysterical about this. At the same time we should do our utmost to protect and preserve the tree. The Dhamma the Buddha taught is not so easily threatened. It will endure no matter what.
