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
Lumbini remained neglected for centuries. In 1895, Feuhrer, a famous German archaeologist, discovered the great pillar while wandering about the foothills of the Churia range.… Read More »Mayadevi Temple
Siddhartha Gautama Buddha Siddhartha Gautama was a prince who lived in the kingdom of Sakyas, near the present day border of India and Nepal, more… Read More »Siddhartha Gautama