Asetta - I was in a hurry

Japanese: 阿説他 - あせった
Asetta - I was in a hurry

...In addition, plants used to make prayer beads, such as the deciduous tree Mokugenji of the Sapindaceae family, are also sometimes called bodhi trees. [Mitsuru Hotta]
[Indian fig]
The Indian linden tree is called Aśvattha or Pippala in Sanskrit, and is transliterated as Asetsuta and Hihatsura in Chinese Buddhist scriptures. Buddhists call it Bodhi-vṛkṣa (meaning "tree of enlightenment") because it is under this tree that Buddha attained enlightenment.

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Asetsuta" are listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…なおムクロジ科の落葉高木モクゲンジのように念珠を作るのに使用される植物も,菩提樹と呼ばれることもある。【堀田 満】
[インドボダイジュ]
 インドボダイジュはサンスクリット語でアシュバッタAśvatthaあるいはピッパラPippalaと呼ばれ,漢訳仏典ではそれぞれ阿説他(あせつた),畢鉢羅(ひはつら)と音写される。この木の下で釈迦が悟りをひらいたことにちなみ,仏教徒は〈ボーディ・ブリクシャBodhi‐vṛkṣa〉(〈悟りの木〉の意)と呼びならわした。…

※「阿説他」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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