Day 5:
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Morning after breakfast drive down to Bodhgaya.Enroute
lunch in Rajgir at Hotel Hokke via Nalanda university
ruins.Nalanda is a famous as an ancient seat of learning. 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.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 Griddhakuta, the hill of the Vultures.An aerial ropeway provides
the link with a hilltop stupa built by the Japanese. One of the hills is the cave
of Saptkarni, the first Buddhist Council was held. The Saptkarni cave is also
the source of the Rajgir hot water springs that have curative properties and
are sacred to Hindus.Dinner and overnight in Bodhgaya.
Day 6:
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Full day sightseeing of Bodhgaya, ( Breakfast, Lunch and
Early Dinner at Hotel).Here under the Bodhi tree (Tree of
Awakening). Shakyamuni Gautama attained 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.Evening departure
transfer to railway station to depart for Howrah (Kolkata) by train. Overnight
on board.
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