The Buddha’s last days are described in the Pali text called the Great Parinirvana Sutra (Parinirvana meaning “completed nirvana”). The Buddha’s living nirvana, achieved during… Read More »Kusinara- Place of the Great Passing Away

This is the most conspicuous structure at Sarnath. Colonel Cunningham bore a shaft from the top centre of the stupa and discovered a stone tablet… Read More »The Dhamekha Stupa

After attaining enlightenment at Bodh Gaya the Buddha went to Sarnath; and it was here that he preached his first discourse in the deer park… Read More »Sarnath- The First Teaching

Since 1953, Bodh Gaya has been developed as an international place of pilgrimage. Buddhists from Sri Lanka, Thailand, Burma, Tibet, Bhutan and Japan have established… Read More »Bodhgaya Revitalised

For seven days after the Enlightenment, the Buddha continued to meditate under the Bodhi tree without moving from his seat. During the second week he… Read More »The Bodhi Tree

The historical place at which the Enlightenment took place became a place of pilgrimage. Though it is not mentioned in the scriptures, the Buddha must… Read More »The Maha Bodhi Temple

Buddhagaya or Bodhgaya as is generally known is an ancient and hallowed spot on earth. Being the seat of Enlightenment of the Buddha it is… Read More »History Bodh Gaya

Bodh Gaya- Place of Enlightenment Seat of Enlightenment: The Diamond Throne, Vajrasana. “Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. It… Read More »Bodh Gaya