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This object names an organization founded by Anagarika Dharmapala with the goal of Buddhist revival in India. Jealous of Ashoka’s attention to this object, his wife Tissarakshita legendarily attempted to destroy it but was thwarted when Ashoka sprinkled perfumed milk on this object. Buddhists celebrate this object by eating heart-shaped cookies on a holiday that shares its name with this object, which the Buddha chose after receiving rice-porridge from Sujata. This object and a mirror are analogized to the body and mind in a verse corrected by Huineng. A platform called the (*) “Diamond Throne” marks an event associated with this object at a major pilgrimage site. The Buddha called on the Earth as his witness after triumphing over Mara beneath this object. For 10 points, the Buddha attained enlightenment after meditating underneath what tree for 49 days? ■END■
ANSWER: the Bodhi tree [or Bo tree; accept sacred fig; or Ficus religiosa; or ashvattha; or peepal; accept Mahabodhi Society or Bodhi Day; prompt on tree] (Dharmapala founded the Mahabodhi Society after a visit to Bodh Gaya, which at the time was under Hindu administration whereas it is now under joint Buddhist and Hindu administration.)
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