The notable tree is the Bodhi Tree , named for the Buddhist concept of bodhi , meaning “awakening” or “enlightenment.” In Buddhism, bodhi refers to the profound spiritual awakening realized by the Buddha when he understood the true nature of reality and broke free from the cycle of birth and rebirth (samsara). The Bodhi Tree is the sacred fig tree under which Siddhartha Gautama attained this enlightenment, so the tree itself takes its name from that core concept of bodhi.