Word: fig
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...tree in Bodh Gaya, a town in eastern India, is the holiest place in all Buddhism. According to local lore, the tree is a direct descendant of the bodhi (a type of fig tree) where a prince named Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment 2 1/2 millenniums ago and became the Buddha. Today Buddhism is a religion associated with East Asia--with Thailand, China or Japan--where most of the world's Buddhists live. Yet Buddhism began in India at that very spot. The Buddha was born in Lumbini, Nepal, lived in eastern India, attained enlightenment in Bodh Gaya and then wandered...
...Buddhist heartland in eastern India has fared worst of all. The original fig tree at Bodhgaya?under which Prince Siddhartha became the enlightened Buddha?burned down centuries ago. Today, hawkers sell leaves from a replacement tree for $1 apiece. A swath of hotels and shops encroach on the temple complex, and police say looters have stolen hundreds of artifacts, an allegation that temple manager Kallicharan Yadav dismisses as "baseless." What is undeniable is that Hindu priests have turned parts of the Buddhist holy site into shrines to their own gods. A day's drive away, Nalanda University, the wellspring from...
...restaurant offers a lunchtime three-course prix fixe menu for $19 from Monday to Friday. The real draw, however, is Sel de la Terre’s boulangerie. Here, head baker Michael Rhoads and pastry chef Peter Merrill have gained a loyal following. Many swear by Rhoads’ fig and anise bread ($5.25 a loaf) and pain levain ($6). The boulangerie also serves a number of soups and sandwiches...
...arms and shouted to the assembly, "You have changed my life!" In yet another, a raven-haired Bolivian in a felt bowler talked excitedly to a veiled woman from the Western Sahara. Each day at noon, Betty Friedan conducted an informal seminar in the cool shade of a fig tree. And nearby, a dozen black-robed Iranian women assembled on the green to argue the merits of Islamic fundamentalism. Gesturing toward a group of bare-faced Westerners, the Iranians' male guardian commented, "They think these women are bodies without souls...
...seat Take a Hike Destinations to restore your sense of wonder hours a day, 365 days a year. Au imported more than 12,000 plants and trees to give the island an authentic feel. There are Floridian palms, Central American banana and pineapple trees, and a 140-year-old fig dug out of the Thai jungle. Besides enjoying a brief reprieve from Germany's damp and chilly weather, guests can also take samba lessons and drink fruit-and-rum cocktails under thatched roofs. A four-hour ticket costs $20 during the week and $26 on weekends, which includes transfer from...