This is ground zero of buddhism! This is where buddha reached enlightenment. Trees play a big part in it. Buddha attained enlightenment under a bhodi tree. This tree was protected by some powerful personage. His jealous wife poisoned the tree and destroyed it. Some followers took a cutting and transplanted it to Sri Lanka. That tree thrived and cuttings from it were brought back to Bodhgaya many years later. Oh and buddha is a reincarnation of Shiva in the Hindu religion. So this place gets a lot of attention.
There is also a cave up in the hills where buddha refrained from food and drink for six years. A princess felt sorry and offered him some rice milk. He gave up his fast and went down the " MIDDLE WAY "
Then there is another tree that buddha meditated under that is still alive. The authorities say this tree is 2006 years old.
There is also a cave up in the hills where buddha refrained from food and drink for six years. A princess felt sorry and offered him some rice milk. He gave up his fast and went down the " MIDDLE WAY "
Then there is another tree that buddha meditated under that is still alive. The authorities say this tree is 2006 years old.
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