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Buddh Gaya
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Buddh Gaya [ˈbʊd gəˈjɑː], Buddha Gaya, Bodh Gaya
n
(Placename) a village in NE India, in Bihar: site of the sacred bo tree under which Gautama Siddhartha attained enlightenment and became the Buddha; pilgrimage centre. Pop.: 21 686 (1991 est.)


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The Burmese, Japanese, Chinese and Tibetan Buddhists also have monasteries at Buddha Gaya.
On that visit, he made pilgrimages to different religious sites, among which was Buddha Gaya where Creason, then governor of Buddha Gaya, offered him three saplings of the tree.
 
 
 
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