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 The
place where
Shakyamuni
attained enlightenment under the bodhi tree. Today it is
called
Bodh Gaya
or Buddh Gaya.
Located about ten kilometers south of Gaya in the state of
Bihar, northeastern India, Bodh Gaya is one of the four
sacred sites connected with Shakyamuni; the other three are
Lumbini, his birthplace; Deer Park, where he gave his first
sermon; and Kushinagara, near the site of his death, or
entry into nirvana.
Bodh
Gaya is located west of the Lilaja River, or the Nairanjana
River, in which Shakyamuni immersed himself after having
renounced ascetic practices.
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In
Bodh Gaya stands a massive pyramid-shaped Buddhist monument
known as the Mahabodhi temple, which measures about fifty
meters high. Its origins are assigned to a simple shrine
built by King Ashoka to mark the location of bodhi tree. It
was rebuilt and enlarged in the sixth century C.E.
Source:
The
Soka Gakkai
Dictionary of Buddhism
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