AJAPALA

AJAPALA NIGRODHA TREE (Banyan tree) The name Ajapala appeared mysteriously in my dream I never heard or seen the word before. During those times I was working on a drawing of The Buddha. It happened one morning. I woke up forcefully, in a strange way, as if someone tried to wake me up, but there was no one there. I was dreaming a very beautiful word, very intricately written, appearing magically in the air, right in front of me. The letters A, J & P were blended very nicely in a that dream. When I woke up, Ajapala was still on my mind so I noted it on my phone. I searched the internet to see if it means something and I was astonished of what I found. Ajapala connection to Buddha Ajapala Nigrodha is a famous banyan tree where Buddha spent his fifth week after Enlightenment.  It is one of the seven important places in Mahabodhi Temple, a major pilgrimage destination in Buddhism. Under the this tree Mara's daughters tried to tempt the Buddha. Here, also, the Buddha spent some t...