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I don't know. I don't think it would strike me as being incredible or auspicious. Though many people visit the descendant of that very tree in Bodh Gaya (the original tree died long ago, but its seeds led to the current tree), believing that it has special powers to help their practice.

I doubt it would have any special powers really, though historically speaking I think it would be quite a nice thing to see. smile This kind of reminds me of a story Thich Nhat Hahn told to emphasize the principle of "Right Mindfulness" in the concerns of being where you truly are.

He said that if the Buddha were alive and in India in this particular time, you could bet that millions would flock to India, to walk with him, talk to him, or get their picture taken with him, but as they did so, if they were thinking thoughts such as "I can't wait to show this to everyone back home" or things that they would like to do in the future as a result of THIS event, then they aren't really there with the Buddha at all, but some far off place that is not where they should be.

He said in truth, if you are in right mindfulness, then no matter if you are alone or with someone, you are always walking with the Buddha, or standing next to him, because Buddha is just a concept of the enlightened person within you, and that we are all Buddha. So being next to him, or being alone, you are always with the Buddha.

Could that also be translated in this sense?

I mean, just sitting under a tree doesn't bring about enlightenment, so what difference would it be to sit under the ancestor of the Bodhi tree, or to sit under the great oak in my own front yard?
I'm not trying to be cynical, just kind of throwing a question out there...

...Lol sorry, I'm so long winded.
Historically though, it would be quite fascinating to go to where Buddha achieved his enlightenment...imagine the wonderful feelings you would experience while being there!

Here is a photograph of the descendant of the bodhi tree that Śakyamuni sat under. This tree was grown from a seed that came back to Bodh Gaya from Sri Lanka, and that tree had been grown there from previous generations of a tree grown from a seed that came from that original tree the Buddha sat under.

Here is another picture, of some Tibetan monks beneath the tree.

Another photograph with some flags. The tree is fenced off to prevent people from tearing it to bits so they can have something of a souvenir.

And another photograph.

Oh my god, I totally have goosebumps. lol That is so cool!

It saddens me that they can't leave it open for people who wish to meditate to access it due to idiots that would tear a piece of bark off a ******** tree as a souvenir. stare

I have bodhi seed mala.


Namaste.