Bodh gaya pilgrimage

Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar. 1 Among the eight great Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India, Bodh Gaya is the most visited. But unlike the holy places of those other faiths, the great center of the Buddhist world revolves around not a building or a shrine but a single living tree. 2 Budh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar, is one of the world’s most important Buddhist pilgrimage centres. It is the place where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment beneath the sacred Bodhi Tree. 3 Home » Buddhist Studies » Pilgrim » A Pilgrims Guide to Buddhist India: Bodh Gaya. Sit in the gardens or walk through the town and you will see pilgrims from Thailand and Tibet, Bhutan and Burma, Singapore, Sri Lanka and a dozen other nations. 4 More than 2, years later, Bodh Gaya is a sprawling pilgrimage town dense with ancient, medieval, and modern shrines, monasteries, temples, and hotels. The historical and archaeological record at this sacred Buddhist center stretches back to at least the 3rd century B.C.E. 5 Home » Buddhist Studies » Buddhist World » Holy Sites of Buddhism: Bodh Gaya — Place of Enlightenment. Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. 6 Bodh Gaya contains one of the holiest of Buddhist sites: the location where, under the sacred pipal, or Bo tree, Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. 7 The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B. 8 For any Buddhist, especially those from South Korea, visiting Bodh Gaya is the ultimate pilgrimage — the chance to stand where the Buddha stood and feel the same peace that transformed human history. At the center of Bodh Gaya lies the Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site. 9 . 10 . 11