Day 5:
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Morning after breakfast drive down to Patna. Enroute lunch in
Rajgir at Hotel Hokke via Nalanda university ruins.Nalanda
famous as an ancient seat of learning, it is known as one of
the best and the oldest university of the world.
The excavations undertaken at the site have unearthed a huge complex of a
University founded and patronized by the Gupta emperors. The ruins of one
of the world''s most ancient university. 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 12 kms south of Nalanda, on the road to
Bodhgaya, 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 has the cave of Saptkarni, where the first Buddhist Council was held.
The Saptkarni cave is also the source of the Rajgir hot water springs that has
curative properties and are sacred to Hindus.Overnight stay at hotel.
Day 6:
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Morning after breakfast drive down to Kushinagar. Enroute
visit Vaishali.Vaishali is a small village surrounded by
bannana and mango groves and rice fields and is the oldest
known republic state of the world. Vaishali was rich
centre for trade and industry. Lord Buddha visited this place frequently and at
Kolhua, close by, preached his last sermon.Vaishali is also believed to be the
birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the founder of the Jain religion.Overnight stay at
Hotel at Kushinagar.
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