Sal tree or Ashoka tree

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thomaslaw
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Sal tree or Ashoka tree

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According to Theravada tradition/s, was the Buddha’s mother (Queen Māyā of Sakya) grasping the branch of a Sal tree or an Ashoka tree (in a garden in Lumbini in south Nepal), while giving birth to the Buddha? Thanks.
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