8 Sacred Buddhist Pilgrimage Sites In Bihar

Zee Media Bureau
Aug 04, 2023

Bodhgaya

Located in Gaya, Lord Buddha obtained enlightenment under a peepal tree in Bodh Gaya. In the same location, there is a temple known as the Mahabodhi Temple.

Pragbodhi

Located on the banks of River Phalgu, Buddha took refuge in a cave on this mountain, and his followers built a temple just beyond the grotto.

Ghosrawan

Located in Bihar Sharif, this place is well-known among Buddhist pilgrims for the ten-foot-tall gleaming black stone figure of Lord Buddha.

Champanagar

Located in Bhagalpur, Champanagar is famous for the crucial sermons and talks on pain, grief, and suffering that Lord Buddha imparted to his students.

Barabar Caves

Located in Jahanabad, The caves house the greatest Buddhist Chaitya, which includes stupa emblems, elephant carvings, circular vaulted chambers, and so on.

Gurpa

Located 40 km ahead of Bodhgaya, many Buddhist legends and myths are associated with it.

Kesaria Stupa

Located in Champaran, Bihar, Buddha delivered his renowned "Kalama Sutta" sermon here and it is the world's largest stupa.

Nalanda

Located in Rajgir, Nalanda, it is the largest Buddhist monastery. A well-known Gupta monarch named "Kumar Gupta" created this university as the first Indian residential university.

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