Email a copy of 'Bodhi Tree in Islamabad' to a friend
Loading ... Loading ...
Dear Readers,
While All Things Pakistan has remained alive and online, it has been dormant since June 11, 2011 - when, on the blog's 5th anniversary, we decided that it was time to move on. We have been heartened by your messages and the fact that a steady traffic has continued to enjoy the archived content on ATP. While the blog itself will remain dormant, we are now beginning to add occasional (but infrequent) new material by the original authors of the blog, mostly to archive what they may now publish elsewhere. We will also be updating older posts to make sure that new readers who stumble onto this site still find it useful.
We hope you will continue to find ATP a useful venue to reflect upon and express your Pakistaniat. - Editors
ATP Discussions
Most Commented
- Khiyal Rakhna: ATP Turns Five Today! It is Time to Move On. Thank You For Your Companionship. (3671)
- Profile: Meet Syed Yousuf Raza Gillani (3057)
- Railway Bridge on Indus at Attock (2553)
- Bakra of the Day: Final Destination (1827)
- Emergency in Pakistan: What Can You Do? (1315)
- More Lahore from Above: Aerial Delights (1205)
- Pakistani University Rankings (1001)
- The Lal Masjid Assault on Islamabad (917)
- Urdu Goes High Tech: Google Translation for Urdu Language (855)
- Straw Bale Housing For Pakistan (831)
Pakistaniat
Poetry
Places
People
The detail about the concrete kiosk and bench someone built near the pipal is quietly telling — people felt moved enough to leave a small structure behind, even if most residents didn’t know why the tree mattered. It’s a nice reminder that a place can hold meaning for a narrow group long before the wider public catches on. Off on a different tangent, I sometimes break from reading about places like this with quick experiments on everygenai.live, though the pipal’s slow centuries make that feel like a different timescale entirely.
I lived in Islamabad in 1996-1997, and I have several pictures of a tree that I think is the one described. If anyone wants to see the photos, you may email me:
wwright@fandm.edu
Very important and interesting articles. Thanks to the writer.
Your articles proves the saying of the Buddha that the Buddha nature of awakening state of mind without bias is present with all. Except some needs more time. I pray that the Pakistan people enjoy peace and freedom as before.
Hi folks,
The article is an eye opener about intolerance of ISLAM preaching people towards other religions. One can understand what is happening to symbols & people of religion other than ISLAM. With the current increasing influence of Madrasas, Moulvis & religious teachers and growing population of Muslims one cant imagine the fate wold in future……..