Siddhartha decided to meditate under a pipal tree, also known as a sacred fig tree, until he reached enlightenment. Over the next seven days he meditated, deepening his insights into the true ...

The temple was built to mark the place where, around 2,500 years ago, a man called Siddhartha Gautama sat down to meditate - to think deeply about what it means to be alive. Siddhartha had once ...