sentences:  The leaves and the bark of this tree were reputed to bear impressions of the Buddha's face and various mystic syllables and its blossoms were said to give off a peculiarly pleasing scent.The four-storied golden-roofed temple built around the tree where Tsongkhapa is said to have been born is called "Golden Tree" (, metaphorically "wish-fulfilling tree") and is considered the holiest place at Kumbum.Two Catholic missionaries, Évariste Régis Huc and Joseph Gabet who arrived here in the 1840s when the tree was still living were fully prepared to dismiss "The Tree of Great Merit" as just another fanciful legend.Section of this tree are now preserved in a stupa in the Great Golden Temple.