Bodhgaya , a 'small' but busy town , is the place where the Buddha gained enlightenment . Thousands of people visited this place daily .
The most important place to visit here in Bodhgaya is the Mahabodhi Mahavihara .
It is a temple built to commemorate the place where the Buddha gained enlightenment . The temple faces East . This is the frontal view.
The south side of the vihara .
The north side of the temple is where the Buddha paced for 7 days after the Enlightenment ( second week ).
The most important object - the Bodhi tree - is behind the temple. The Diamond Throne just next to the tree is the actual spot where the Buddha gained the supreme enlightenment .
The first week after Enlightenment , Buddha sat in meditation here on this diamond throne . Then the second week , He gazed the Bodhi tree in gratitude for a week from another spot .
The fourth week when Buddha contemplated on the Abhidhamma .....
A lake has been built at the spot where the serpent king sheltered the Buddha , on the sixth week after the enlightenment .
King Ashoka erected a pillar to commemorate what he found in Bodhgaya .
As we entered the Mahabodhi Mahavihara , we will see this magnificent Buddha ruppa in the main shrine .
Bodhgaya - the most sacred place is unique in its own . A different experience .
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