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	Buddhist Places
			¤Ajanta Caves ¤Bhaja Caves ¤Nagarjuna Konda ¤Kanheri Caves ¤Jannar Caves ¤Kapilavastu ¤Karla Caves ¤Kaushambi ¤Sravasti ¤Kushinagar ¤Ladakh ¤Nalanda ¤Orissa ¤Rajgir ¤Sanchi ¤Sankisa ¤Tabo ¤Sarnath ¤Sikkim ¤Tawang ¤Vaishali

Bodhgaya

Bodhgaya, in the state of Bihar, reckoned as the most important Buddhist pilgrimage centre, is the place where Lord Sakyamuni (Gautam Buddha) entered into meditation after being moved by the suffering s of manking. The giant Bodhi Tree (Peepal) that we see today is believed to have grown from the original Bodhi Tree under which, sitting on the raised paltfrom, Prince Siddharth meditated and finally attained Nirvana. Then there is Chaukramana, the Jewel Walk, where it is believed that the Buddha strolled while in deep thought.

The magnificent Maha Bodhi temple in Bodhgaya in an architectural amalgamation of many cultures. The temple bears the stamp of the architecture of the gupta Dynasty and subsequent ages. On the walls of temple, one sees Buddha carved in different aspects, and in the sanctum sanctorum, a colossal Buddha, is seen touching the ground, which has mythological significance in the Buddhist lores. The temple carries inscriptions recording the visits of pilgrims from Sri Lanka, China and Mayanmar in the 7th and 10th Centuries A.D. Hieun Tsang, the Chinese traveller, also visited the temple in the 7th Century.