Day 10:
Morning after breakfast full day sightseeing of Bodhgaya.
Here under the Bodhi tree (Tree of Awakening).Shakyamuni
Gautama at tained supreme knowledge to become
Buddha,the "Enlightened One",the propounder of one of the
great
religions of the world.The tree that stands today is believed to have grown
from the original Peepal tree under which Lord Buddha meditated. River
Niranjana in which the Buddha bathed after attaining enlightenment flows
quietly outside the tiny hamlet where the story of Prince Siddhartha ended
and the saga of the Buddha began.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 11:
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Morning after breakfast drive to Patna. Enroute lunch in
Rajgir via Nalanda unversity ruins.Rajgir is 12 kms south of
Nalanda on the road to Bodhgaya and is located in a verdant
valley surrounded by rocky hills. It is sacred to
the memory of founders of both Buddhism and Jainism. Lord Buddha spent
many months of retreat during the rainy season here and used to meditate
and preach on the Griddhankuta, the hill of the Vultures. An aerial ropeway
provides the link with a hilltop stupa built by the Japanese. One one of the
hills is the cave of Saptparni, the first Buddhist Council was held. The
Saptparni cave is also the source of the Rajgir hot water springs that have
curative properties and are sacred to Hindus.Nalanda is famous as an
ancient seat of learning and has the ruins of one of the world's most ancient
university. Founded in the 5th Centuary AD, this great seat of learning
flourished until the 12th Century. Both the founders of the two religions
Buddhism and Jainism, the Buddha and Parsvanath Mahavir, visited
Nalanda. The Chinese chronicler Huien Tsang spent many years here both
as a student and as a teacher.Arrive Patna and check-in at hotel for overnight
stay.
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