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Willettsworld Says: The Mahabodhi Temple is surrounded on all four sides by stone railings, about two metres high. Parts of the intricately carved railings to the south and west of the temple are ancient and date to about 150 BC and are made from sandstone. Others are constructed from granite...
Willettsworld Says: After attaining enlightenment, Buddha spent seven weeks in the area of the Bodhi tree. The first week he spent sitting under the tree. The second week he spent looking at the tree from the Animeshlochana Stupa, a spot now marked by a small white temple to your right as you...
Willettsworld Says: The Bodhi Tree here, behind the temple, is said to be a descendent of the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment. Emperor Ashoka’s daughter (Sanghamitta) carried a sapling of the original Bodhi (pipal) tree under which the Buddha sat to Sri Lanka. That tree is at...
Willettsworld Says: By the northern wall of the compound is the Lotus Pond, called Mucalinda Lake (abode of the snake king). Buddha is said to have spent the sixth week in meditation here. There is a life-sized Buddha covered by a cobra. A cobra is said to have saved Buddha from drowning while...
Willettsworld Says: The Mahabodhi Temple (meaning "Great Awakening Temple") is the location where the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained enlightenment under a Bodhi tree some 2,500 years ago. In approximately 250 BC, about 250 years after the Buddha attained Enlightenment,...
Willettsworld Says: This is probably the closest I'll ever get to Bhutan. The temples interior features three Buddha statues and is beautifully decorated with paintings. The buildings outside represent Bhutanese architecture that I remember seeing from Michael Palin's Himalayan TV series when...
Indosan Nipponji (Japanese) Temple
Willettsworld Says: This was my favourite temple out of all the ones in Bodh Gaya apart from the Mahabodhi Temple of course! Its roof is shaped like a pagoda and inside are two huge paintings of crowds that are looking towards the main central buddha statue on the altar.
Willettsworld Says: At the end of Temple Road lies this 25 metre high Buddha statue that was unveiled by his Holiness the Dalai Lama on the 18th November 1989. The statue itself is made out of blocks of pink sandstone and stands on a lotus flower on top of a pedestal that are made out of yellow...
Willettsworld Says: The next temple along on Temple St towards the Big Buddha statue is this, the Japanese Daijokyo Buddhist Temple. It was inaugurated by H.E. Shri Giani Zail Singh, a former President of India on the 13th February 1983. Outside the temple in the garden lie dozens of lanterns.
Willettsworld Says: This Tibetan temple on Temple St near the Big Buddha statue in beautifully decorated inside and out. The exterior features wonderful wall paintings as does the inside which chart Buddha's life including his enlightenment at Bodh Gaya. Well worth a visit and more photos can...
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Be Happy Cafe: Bodhgaya's Best Pizza, Coffee and Cake
metta2u Says: Be Happy Cafe is a wonderful restaurant specializing in authentic thin crust pizzas, pastas with all homemade sauces, fresh green salads, a variety of sandwiches on fresh baked brown bread, and amazing dessert items including dark chocolate truffles and cheesecakes. They...
SHREE CORNER: Best Option for Home delivery!
k.muktibodh Says: OFFERS A LIMITED RANGE OF FOOD & BEVERAGE ITEMS(COMMONLY AVAILABLE) AND SERVES INDIAN,CHINESE AND CONTINENTAL CUISINES.OPEN 24 HOURS AND IS THE ONLY AND THE BEST OPTION FOR DELIVERING FOOD RIGHT AT YOUR DOORS.THE PRICE IS SUITABLE TO EVERYONE'S POCKET.just call at...
Willettsworld Says: I took an auto rickshaw from Gaya station to Bodh Gaya which cost Rs100 which wasn't bad considering it took us about 30 minutes. Gaya is a pretty poor town and you pass by a lot of poverty on the way out of the city. I don't think you should really stop here for long. I...
Willettsworld Says: The nearest train station is in Gaya and the line connects with Varanasi and Calcutta. I took a train from Varanasi to Gaya which arrived late and so had to spend a night in Gaya (which isn't the best place in the world). I left Gaya on a very early Rajdhani train (No. 2302)...
sindoor saree showroom: hot to buy a saree, suit, dressmaterial and lehang
RakeshG Says: a very beautiful shop with its emmence exclusive range of saree, suit, lehangas n dress material. u can have a look about a lot of fashionable designer items in the shop which will surely impress u. u r welcome , we will make u acquente with indian traditional culture with...
Tibetan Refugee Market: Help the exiled
Willettsworld Says: This small market is located to the north of the temple and is a great place to pick up some winter clothes even though it was well into the 30's when I visited. The stalls are run by exiled Tibetans so you know that you'll be helping their community.
Willettsworld Says: These are wooden boards on which some kind of prayer ritual is performed (if you know more about this, then let me know). It involves the devotee kneeing at the end and then rolling their body flat onto the board by extending rollers along the length of the board. All the...
Willettsworld Says: I sat near some monks whilst they were being called to prayer. It's a nice experience to see them chant and perform their Buddhist rituals whilst only sitting a few feet away. They seem to like having you observe them. They come from all of the nearby monasteries and so...
Unfortunately, Bihar is the poorest state in India and so, I'm afraid, you'll find plenty of beggars in Bodh Gaya. They mostly congregate around the outside of the Mahabodhi Temple in large rows sitting on the ground with begging bowls. I counted over 30 in one row alone plus more would beg for money through the fence as you're walking around the temple on the perimeter path. It's a shame and they have obviously have come to Bodh Gaya from other parts of Bihar in order to get money.
Written Jul 24, 2007
Toiletries and Medical Supplies: Mosquito Repellant, Bodhgaya lies at a river.
Camping/Beach/Outdoor Gear: A mosquito net is a must, just like almost everywhere in India
Miscellaneous: If you roll your cigarettes, take the papers with you. Better you suply yourself with western papers before the trip, because the indian papers have a poor quality on the sticky part. You merely lick it of, and your cigarette will fall apart. We had bought all the papers of the entire town within a month, and there weren´t any being delivered for the following 6 weeks. Even the main suplier for all the tiny box-stores dind´t have any.
Updated Oct 15, 2003
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