City-information
for Bodh Gaya
This is where Prince Gautama attained enlightenment under the sacred Asvatta tree (Bodhi tree) and became known as Lord Buddha. This is one of the four most sacred pilgrimage places for the Buddhists. The other three important places are his place of birth at Lumbini, Nepal; the site of his first lecture at Sarnath, near Varanasi; and the place where he left his body at Kushinagar, near Gorakpur. Buddhists from all over the world have built temples here in Bodh Gaya.
The Dalai Lama often spends time here. Tibetan pilgrims come here for winter from Dharamsala. Bodh Gaya is located about 13 km from Gaya, 450 km west of Calcutta, and 90 km south Patna.
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