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Buddhist sites in Bihar

  • VikramashilaKing Dharmapala ruled the Pala Empire from 783 to 820 CE. He established Vikramashila between the late eighth and early ninth century.
  • Mahabodhi TempleAround 589 BCE, Siddhartha Gautama sat beneath a peepul tree on the forested banks of the Phalgu river near Gaya. He meditated for three days and three…
  • Bodh GayaGautama Buddha sat beneath a tree by the Lilājan River in 534 BCE. He had spent six years practicing self-mortification at Uruvela, as the place was then…
  • RajgirThe name Rajgir means royal mountain, yet its ancient identity was Rājagrhā, or house of the king. This city served as the capital for multiple dynasties…