Bodhgaya City Guide
Travel to Bodhgaya, the holiest place for the Buddhists pilgrimage. Apart from being a significant archaeological site, Bodhgaya is also a vital Buddhist centre. Your Bodhgaya travel will help you discover one of the four holiest Buddhist cities.
Discover Bodhgaya as you plan to explore the charismatic state of India - Bihar. Travel to Bodhgaya and explore the architectural marvel depicted in the temples and stupas beautifying Bodhgaya landscape. Travel to Bodhgaya and unearth magnificent tourist spots like Mahabodhi Temple, Bodhi tree. Exploring these sites will definitely make your travel to Bodhgaya an incredible experience. Bodhgaya a city with splendorous past entice travellers through its serene and tranquil atmosphere. The life of Gautam Buddha, the founder of Buddhism, is associated with this small town of Bodhgaya. It is one of the four holiest cities of Buddhist faith. Bodhgaya is not only an important Buddhist pilgrim center, but it is also an important center for the study of Buddhism.
The Archeological Museum of Bodhgaya is another important place to visit in this small town. A number of countries, where Buddhism is an important religion, have constructed their temples and monasteries. Countries like Japan, China, Burma, Korea and Sri Lanka have contributed to restore the past glory of the temple. You also get to see different architectural pattern of these countries through the tour packages for Bodhgaya. Thousands of pilgrims from all over the world visit this religious site and archeological site every year. Apart from visiting this religious site, the pilgrims can visit the various meditation institutes of the town. These institutes organize a number of conventions, special meetings and discourses.
Treasures of Bodhgaya
Mahabodhi Temple : The Mahabodhi Temple stands east to the Bodhi Tree. Its architectural effect is superb. Its basement is 48 square feet and it rises in the form of a slender Pyramid, till it reaches its neck, which is cylindrical in shape. The total height of the temple is 170 feet and on the top of the temple are Chatras which symbolise sovereignty of religion. Four towers on its four corners rise gracefully giving the holy sturcture a poise and balance. The entire courtyard of the temple is studded with a large number of varieties of stupas--votive, decorative, memorative. These stupas are of all sizes built during the past 2500 years ago. Most of them are extremely elegant in structural beauty.
Vajrasana : Vajrasana, the seat of stability. The Buddha supposed to have say in meditation gazing east, under the Bodhi tree, where the Vajrasana, the stone platform is kept.
Ancient Railings : The ancient railings which surround the temple are of first cintury BC and are very interesting monuments of the country.
Chankaramana : This marks the sacred spot of the Buddha's meditative perambulation during the third week after pious enlightenment. It is believed that wherever the Buddha put his feet lotus sprang up.
Animeshlochana : It is belived that the Buddha spent one week here looking towards the treat Mahabodhi Tree out of gratitude, without twinkling his eyes.
Ratnagar : The Buddha spent one week here, where it is believed that five colours came out of his body.
Lotus Tank : The sacred tank where it is believed that Buddha had spent one week.
Buddha Jayanti Festival
The Budha Jayanti festival in May, celebrates the appearance day of Buddha, the day he got enlightenment, and the day he left his body. It is the biggest festival celebrated in Bodhgaya.
