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Description: Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is a city in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. It is famous for being the place of ... more

Bodh Gaya ... Buddha's attainment of Enlightenment. Historically, it was known as the Bidhimanda (ground round the Bodhi-tree), and there was a large monastic settlement there. The mian monastery of Bodhgaya used to be called the Bodhimanda-vihāra (Pali). Now it is called the Mahabodhi Temple. For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath. In 2002, Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodh Gaya, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. The complex, located about 96 kilometers from Patna, contains the Mahabodhi Temple with the diamond throne (called the Vajrasana) and the holy Bodhi tree. This tree was originally a sapling of the Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka, itself grown from a sapling of the original Bodhi tree.

Newest Review: ... by locals) and we are thankful for it. There are beautiful temples representing each of the buddhist countries of asia, each with their own unique style and depictions of Buddha. The famous Bodhi Park lies in the center of town. At the center of the park stands the elaborate Bodhi temple and beside it, THE famous Bodhi Tree. The very tree (ok, it's grandson actually) that Buddha is said ... more

... to have gained enlightenment under. Ground zero for every Buddhist pilgrim in the world. Compared to Varanasi, this place can actually be called serene. Monks of every Buddhist order and culture, prostrate and meditate in various spots within the ...more

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Bodh Gaya - Inspiring (637 words)
by - written on 31/07/00 (38 readings)
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To Bodh Gaya we try to catch the first train out of Varanasi the next day. The train to Bodh Gaya is supposed to leave at 4pm. We pull away from the platform at 9pm. "It's how many hours late?" I ask the station manager in the obvious shock of a first-time visitor to India. "Six?!?!" I couldn't believe our luck wasn't taking sympathy on us yet. "Only" he chides, and throws back a hearty laugh, as if we should be thankful of this minor miracle. The train pulls into Gaya at 2am. We wade through the maze of hooligans and homeless and crash in a(nother) seedy hotel down yet another back alley. ... Read the complete review

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