Trees are sacred in their eyes

In Anuradhapura, trees were sacred As Uruk grew, its farmers began chopping down trees to make space for more crops. In Anuradhapura, however,
trees were sacred.Their city housed an offshoot of the Bodhi tree under which Buddha himself was said to have attained enlightenment.Religious reverence
slowed farmer’s axes and even led the city to plant additional trees in urban parks.