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Tradition says
Held by tradition and by the official record to descend from the original tree. A branch of the first tree was carried to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka in Ashoka's time, and that lineage has been kept alive since.
Historians say
A pipal tree behind the temple, with marble platforms around it where pilgrims sit and meditate.