Editing Bodhi tree (section)

===Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka===
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King Ashoka's daughter [[Sanghamitta|Sanghamittā Theri]] brought a piece of the tree with her to [[Sri Lanka|Ceylon]], where it continues to grow in the island's ancient capital of [[Anuradhapura]].<ref name="buddhanet.net"/> It is named [[Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://srimahabodhi.org/rain-maker2.htm |title=Rain-makers: The Sacred Bodhi Tree Part 2 |publisher=Srimahabodhi.org |date=24 April 2003 |access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=K.H.J. Wijayadasa |url=http://srimahabodhi.org/index.htm |title=Śrī Maha Bodhi |publisher=Srimahabodhi.org |access-date=1 August 2013}}</ref> According to the ''[[Mahāvaṃsa]]'', Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi was planted in 288&nbsp;BCE, making it the oldest verified specimen of any [[angiosperm]]. In this year (the twelfth year of King Ashoka's reign), the right branch of the Bodhi Tree was brought by Sanghamittā to Anurādhapura and placed by the left foot of [[Devanampiya Tissa]]. The Buddha, on his deathbed, had resolved five things, one being that the branch to be taken to Ceylon should detach itself.<ref name="Mahavamsa" /> From Bodh Gayā, the branch was taken to [[Pātaliputta]] and thence to [[Tamralipta|Tāmalittī]], where it was placed on a ship and taken across the sea. It finally arrived at Anuradhapura, staying on the way at [[Tivakka]].