Bodh Gaya, the Glossary
Bodh Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar.[1]
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- Buddhist sites in Bihar
- Cities and towns in Gaya district
- Religious buildings and structures destroyed in the Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent
- Tourist attractions in Bihar
Archaeology
Archaeology or archeology is the study of human activity through the recovery and analysis of material culture.
Asceticism
Asceticism is a lifestyle characterized by abstinence from worldly pleasures, often for the purpose of pursuing spiritual goals.
Ashoka
Ashoka, also known as Asoka or Aśoka (– 232 BCE), and popularly known as Ashoka the Great, was Emperor of Magadha in the Indian subcontinent from until 232 BCE, and the third ruler from the Mauryan dynasty.
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh.
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Auto rickshaw
An auto rickshaw is a motorized version of the pulled rickshaw or cycle rickshaw.
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Bagan
Bagan (formerly Pagan) is an ancient city and a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the Mandalay Region of Myanmar.
Bakraur
Bakraur, sometimes called Bakrour, is a village located slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India. Bodh Gaya and Bakraur are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India, Buddhist sites in Bihar, Cities and towns in Gaya district and tourist attractions in Bihar.
Banyan
A banyan, also spelled banian, is a fig that develops accessory trunks from adjacent prop roots, allowing the tree to spread outwards indefinitely.
Bharhut
Bharhut is a village located in the Satna district of Madhya Pradesh, central India. Bodh Gaya and Bharhut are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Bhutan
Bhutan (Dzongkha: འབྲུག་རྒྱལ་ཁབ), officially the Kingdom of Bhutan, is a landlocked country in South Asia situated in the Eastern Himalayas between China in the north and India in the south.
Bihar
Bihar is a state in Eastern India.
Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation
Bihar State Tourism Development Corporation (बिहार राज्य पर्यटन विकास निगम), (abbreviated as BSTDC), is a body of the Government of Bihar responsible for the development of tourism in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Bodhgaya inscription of Mahanaman
The Bodh Gayā inscription of Mahānāman is an epigraphic record documenting the construction of a temple by the Sri Lankan monk Mahānāman at Bodh Gaya in the late sixth century.
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Bodhi Tree
The Bodhi Tree ("tree of awakening"), also called the Mahabodhi Tree, Bo Tree, is a large sacred fig tree (Ficus religiosa) located in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India. Bodh Gaya and Bodhi Tree are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Buddha's Birthday
Buddha's Birthday or Buddha Day (also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Pournami) is a primarily Buddhist festival that is celebrated in most of South, Southeast and East Asia, commemorating the birth of the prince Siddhartha Gautama, who became the Gautama Buddha and founded Buddhism.
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Buddhaghosa
Buddhaghosa was a 5th-century Indian Theravada Buddhist commentator, translator and philosopher.
Buddhism
Buddhism, also known as Buddha Dharma and Dharmavinaya, is an Indian religion and philosophical tradition based on teachings attributed to the Buddha, a wandering teacher who lived in the 6th or 5th century BCE.
Buddhist pilgrimage sites
The most important places in Buddhism are located in the Indo-Gangetic Plain of southern Nepal and northern India.
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Cambodia
Cambodia, officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country in Mainland Southeast Asia.
Cetiya
Phra Pathom Chedi, one of the biggest Chedis in Thailand; in Thai, the term Chedi (cetiya) is used interchangeably with the term Stupa Cetiya, "reminders" or "memorials" (Sanskrit caitya), are objects and places used by Buddhists to remember Gautama Buddha.
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia.
The United Nations defines community development as "a process where community members come together to take collective action and generate solutions to common problems." It is a broad concept, applied to the practices of civic leaders, activists, involved citizens, and professionals to improve various aspects of communities, typically aiming to build stronger and more resilient local communities.
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Delhi Sultanate
The Delhi Sultanate or the Sultanate of Delhi was a late medieval empire primarily based in Delhi that stretched over large parts of the Indian subcontinent, for 320 years (1206–1526).
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Electric rickshaw
Electric rickshaws (also known as electric tuk-tuks, e-rickshaws, Totos and e-tricycles) are small 3-wheeled vehicles powered by an electric battery and motor.
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Enlightenment in Buddhism
The English term enlightenment is the Western translation of various Buddhist terms, most notably bodhi and vimutti.
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Faxian
Faxian (337–), formerly romanized as Fa-hien and Fa-hsien, was a Chinese Buddhist monk and translator who traveled on foot from Jin China to medieval India to acquire Buddhist scriptures.
Gaya (India)
Gaya (IAST: Gayā) is a city, municipal corporation and the administrative headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh division of the Indian state of Bihar. Bodh Gaya and Gaya (India) are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India, Cities and towns in Gaya district, Hindu holy cities and Hindu pilgrimage sites in India.
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Gaya Airport
Gaya International Airport is an international airport serving Gaya, Bihar, India.
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Gaya district
Gaya district is one of the thirty-eight districts of the Indian state of Bihar.
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Gaya Junction railway station
Gaya Junction railway station is a junction station serving the city of Gaya, the headquarters of Gaya district and Magadh Division in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Government of India
The Government of India (IAST: Bhārat Sarkār, legally the Union Government or Union of India and colloquially known as the Central Government) is the central executive authority of the Republic of India, a federal republic located in South Asia, consisting of 28 states and eight union territories.
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Great Buddha (Bodh Gaya)
The Great Buddha statue (Daibutsu) is one of the popular stops on the Buddhist pilgrimage and tourist routes in Bodh Gaya, Bihar (India).
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Hindi
Modern Standard Hindi (आधुनिक मानक हिन्दी, Ādhunik Mānak Hindī), commonly referred to as Hindi, is the standardised variety of the Hindustani language written in Devanagari script.
Hindu calendar
The Hindu calendar, also called Panchanga, is one of various lunisolar calendars that are traditionally used in the Indian subcontinent and Southeast Asia, with further regional variations for social and Hindu religious purposes.
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Hindus
Hindus (also known as Sanātanīs) are people who religiously adhere to Hinduism, also known by its endonym Sanātana Dharma.
India
India, officially the Republic of India (ISO), is a country in South Asia.
Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya
The Indian Institute of Management Bodh Gaya (IIM-BG) is an autonomous public business school in Bodh Gaya, Bihar in India.
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Indian Mujahideen
Indian Mujahideen (IM) is an Islamist terrorist group which has been particularly active in India.
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Indian Standard Time
Indian Standard Time (IST), sometimes also called India Standard Time, is the time zone observed throughout the Republic of India, with a time offset of UTC+05:30.
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Japan
Japan is an island country in East Asia, located in the Pacific Ocean off the northeast coast of the Asian mainland.
Korea
Korea (translit in South Korea, or label in North Korea) is a peninsular region in East Asia consisting of the Korean Peninsula (label in South Korea, or label in North Korea), Jeju Island, and smaller islands.
Kurkihar hoard
The Kurkihar hoard is a set of 226 bronzes, mostly Buddhist, dating to between the 9th and 12th centuries CE, which were found in Kurkihar near Gaya in the Indian state of Bihar.
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Kushinagar
Kushinagar (Pali:; Sanskrit) is a town in the Kushinagar district in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bodh Gaya and Kushinagar are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Laos
Laos, officially the Lao People's Democratic Republic (LPDR), is the only landlocked country and one of the two Marxist-Leninist states in Southeast Asia.
Lilajan River
The Lilājan River (also known by its Sanskrit name: Nirañjanā) is a river that flows through the Chatra and Gaya districts in the Indian states of Jharkhand and Bihar.
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List of Maurya emperors
The Maurya Empire (c. 322–185 BCE) was an ancient Indian empire.
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Lumbini
Lumbinī (IPA, "the lovely") is a Buddhist pilgrimage site in the Rupandehi District of Lumbini Province in Nepal.
Mahabodhi Temple
The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple") or the Mahābodhi Mahāvihāra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but restored Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, India, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. Bodh Gaya and Mahabodhi Temple are Buddhist sites in Bihar and tourist attractions in Bihar.
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Major Rock Edicts
The Major Rock Edicts of Indian Emperor Ashoka refer to 14 separate major Edicts of Ashoka which are significantly detailed and represent some of the earliest dated rock inscriptions of any Indian monarch.
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Maurya Empire
The Maurya Empire (Ashokan Prakrit: 𑀫𑀸𑀕𑀥𑁂, Māgadhe) was a geographically extensive Iron Age historical power in South Asia based in Magadha (present day Bihar).
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Middle Way
The Middle Way (Majjhimāpaṭipadā; Madhyamāpratipada) as well as "teaching the Dharma by the middle" (majjhena dhammaṃ deseti) are common Buddhist terms used to refer to two major aspects of the Dharma, that is, the teaching of the Buddha.
Milkmaid
A milkmaid, milk maid, milkwoman, dairymaid, or dairywoman is a girl or woman who milks cows.
Monastery
A monastery is a building or complex of buildings comprising the domestic quarters and workplaces of monastics, monks or nuns, whether living in communities or alone (hermits).
Mongolia
Mongolia is a landlocked country in East Asia, bordered by Russia to the north and China to the south.
Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji
Ikhtiyār al-Dīn Muḥammad Bakhtiyār Khaljī, also known as Bakhtiyar Khalji, was a Turko-Afghan military general of the Ghurid ruler Muhammad of Ghor, who led the Muslim conquests of the eastern Indian regions of Bengal and parts of Bihar and established himself as their ruler.
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Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent
The Muslim conquests in the Indian subcontinent mainly took place between the 13th and the 18th centuries.
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Muslims
Muslims (God) are people who adhere to Islam, a monotheistic religion belonging to the Abrahamic tradition.
Myanmar
Myanmar, officially the Republic of the Union of Myanmar and also known as Burma (the official name until 1989), is a country in Southeast Asia. It is the largest country by area in Mainland Southeast Asia and has a population of about 55 million. It is bordered by Bangladesh and India to its northwest, China to its northeast, Laos and Thailand to its east and southeast, and the Andaman Sea and the Bay of Bengal to its south and southwest.
Nagar panchayat
A nagar panchayat or town panchayat or Notified Area Council (NAC) in India is a settlement in transition from rural to urban and therefore a form of an urban political unit comparable to a municipality.
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Nara Prefecture
is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region of Honshu.
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National Investigation Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) is a specialised counter-terrorism law enforcement agency in India.
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Nepal
Nepal, officially the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal, is a landlocked country in South Asia.
Noble Eightfold Path
The Noble Eightfold Path or Eight Right Paths is an early summary of the path of Buddhist practices leading to liberation from samsara, the painful cycle of rebirth, in the form of nirvana.
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Pagoda
A pagoda is a tiered tower with multiple eaves common to Thailand, Cambodia, Nepal, China, Japan, Korea, Myanmar, Vietnam, and other parts of Asia.
Pali
Pāli, also known as Pali-Magadhi, is a Middle Indo-Aryan liturgical language on the Indian subcontinent.
Patna
Patna, historically known as Pataliputra, is the capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, as of 2018, Patna had a population of 2.35 million, making it the 19th largest city in India. Covering and over 2.5 million people, its urban agglomeration is the 15th largest in India.
Phalgu River
The Phalgu or Falgu, a river that flows past Gaya, India in the Indian state of Bihar, is a sacred river for Hindus and Buddhists.
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Pithipatis of Bodh Gaya
The Pīṭhīpatis of Bodh Gaya (also known as the Pithipatis of Magadha or simply the Pithis) were the rulers of the area around Bodh Gaya from roughly the 11th to 13th centuries in the Magadha region of what is now Bihar in India.
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Postal Index Number
A Postal Index Number (PIN; sometimes redundantly a PIN code) refers to a six-digit code in the Indian postal code system used by India Post.
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Punch-marked coins
Punch-marked coins, also known as Aahat coins, are a type of early coinage of India, dating to between about the 6th and 2nd centuries BC.
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Qutb ud-Din Aibak
Qutb ud-Din Aibak (قطبالدین ایبک; 1150 – 14 November 1210) was a general of the Ghurid emperor Muhammad Ghori.
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Rajgir
Rajgir, old name Rajagriha, meaning "The City of Kings," is an ancient city in the district of Nalanda in Bihar, India. Bodh Gaya and Rajgir are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India and Buddhist sites in Bihar.
Regional planning
Regional planning deals with the efficient placement of land-use activities, infrastructure, and settlement growth across a larger area of land than an individual city or town.
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Rice
Rice is a cereal grain and in its domesticated form is the staple food of over half of the world's population, particularly in Asia and Africa.
Samudragupta
Samudragupta (Gupta script: Sa-mu-dra-gu-pta, (c. 335–375 CE) was the second emperor of the Gupta Empire of ancient India, and is regarded among the greatest rulers of India. As a son of the Gupta emperor Chandragupta I and the Licchavi princess Kumaradevi, he greatly expanded his dynasty's political and military power.
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Samuel Beal
Samuel Beal (27 November 1825, in Devonport, Devon – 20 August 1889, in Greens Norton, Northamptonshire) was an Oriental scholar, and the first Englishman to translate directly from the Chinese the early records of Buddhism, thus illuminating Indian history.
Sanchi
Sanchi Stupa is a Buddhist complex, famous for its Great Stupa, on a hilltop at Sanchi Town in Raisen District of the State of Madhya Pradesh, India. Bodh Gaya and Sanchi are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Sarnath
Sarnath (also referred to as Sarangnath, Isipatana, Rishipattana, Migadaya, or Mrigadava) is a place located northeast of Varanasi, near the confluence of the Ganges and the Varuna rivers in Uttar Pradesh, India. Bodh Gaya and Sarnath are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India.
Shunga Empire
The Shunga dynasty (IAST) was the Fifth ruling dynasty of Magadha and controlled most of the northern Indian subcontinent from around 187 to 73 BCE.
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Sikkim
Sikkim is a state in northeastern India.
Sister city
A sister city or a twin town relationship is a form of legal or social agreement between two geographically and politically distinct localities for the purpose of promoting cultural and commercial ties.
Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka, historically known as Ceylon, and officially the Democratic Socialist Republic of Sri Lanka, is an island country in South Asia.
States and union territories of India
India is a federal union comprising 28 states and 8 union territories, for a total of 36 entities.
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Sujata (milkmaid)
Sujata, also Sujātā, was a farmer's wife, who is said to have fed Gautama Buddha a bowl of kheer, a milk-rice pudding, ending his six years of asceticism.
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Sujata Stupa
Sujata Stupa, also Sujata Kuti stupa or Sujata Garh, is a Buddhist stupa located in the village of Senanigrama (Bakraur) slightly east of Bodh Gaya in the state of Bihar, India. Bodh Gaya and Sujata Stupa are Buddhist sites in Bihar.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.
Thailand
Thailand, officially the Kingdom of Thailand and historically known as Siam (the official name until 1939), is a country in Southeast Asia on the Indochinese Peninsula.
The Buddha
Siddhartha Gautama, most commonly referred to as the Buddha ('the awakened'), was a wandering ascetic and religious teacher who lived in South Asia during the 6th or 5th century BCE and founded Buddhism.
Tibet
Tibet (Böd), or Greater Tibet, is a region in the western part of East Asia, covering much of the Tibetan Plateau and spanning about.
Turkic peoples
The Turkic peoples are a collection of diverse ethnic groups of West, Central, East, and North Asia as well as parts of Europe, who speak Turkic languages.
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UNESCO
The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO; pronounced) is a specialized agency of the United Nations (UN) with the aim of promoting world peace and security through international cooperation in education, arts, sciences and culture.
Vajrasana, Bodh Gaya
The Vajrasana (diamond throne), or Enlightenment Throne of the Buddha, is an ancient stone slab located under the Bodhi tree, directly beside the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya.
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Varanasi
Varanasi (ISO:,; also Benares, Banaras or Kashi) is a city on the Ganges river in northern India that has a central place in the traditions of pilgrimage, death, and mourning in the Hindu world. Bodh Gaya and Varanasi are Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India and Hindu holy cities.
Vesak
Vesak (Vesākha; Vaiśākha), also known as Buddha Jayanti, Buddha Purnima, and Buddha Day, is a holiday traditionally observed by Buddhists in South Asia and Southeast Asia, as well as Tibet and Mongolia.
Vietnam
Vietnam, officially the (SRV), is a country at the eastern edge of mainland Southeast Asia, with an area of about and a population of over 100 million, making it the world's fifteenth-most populous country.
World Heritage Site
World Heritage Sites are landmarks and areas with legal protection by an international convention administered by UNESCO for having cultural, historical, or scientific significance.
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Xuanzang
Xuanzang ((Hsüen Tsang); 6 April 6025 February 664), born Chen Hui / Chen Yi (/), also known by his Sanskrit Dharma name Mokṣadeva, was a 7th-century Chinese Buddhist monk, scholar, traveler, and translator.
2001 census of India
The 2001 census of India was the 14th in a series of censuses held in India every decade since 1871.
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2013 Bodh Gaya bombings
On 7 July 2013 a series of ten bombs exploded in and around the Mahabodhi Temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bodh Gaya, India.
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See also
Buddhist sites in Bihar
- Bakraur
- Barabar Caves
- Bodh Gaya
- Buddha Samyak Darshan Museum and Memorial Stupa
- Giriyak Stupa
- Gurpa hill
- Jivakarama vihara
- Kesaria Stupa
- Krimila
- Kukkutarama
- Kumhrar
- Lauria Nandangarh
- Lomas Rishi Cave
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Mocharim
- Nalanda
- Nalanda inscription of Devapaladeva
- Nalanda mahavihara
- Odantapuri
- Rajgir
- Saptaparni Cave
- Sujata Stupa
- Telhara monastery
- Telhara, Nalanda district
- Vaishali (ancient city)
- Vikramashila
- Vulture Peak
Cities and towns in Gaya district
- Bakraur
- Barachatti
- Belaganj
- Bodh Gaya
- Dobhi
- Dumaria, Gaya district
- Gaya (India)
- Imamganj
- Manpur, Bihar
- Paharpur, India
- Sahdeokhap
- Salempur, Gaya
- Sherghati
- Tekari
Religious buildings and structures destroyed in the Muslim period in the Indian subcontinent
- Aihole
- Bodh Gaya
- Halebidu
- Jain temples, Halebidu
- Kakatiya Kala Thoranam
- Khajuraho Group of Monuments
- Nalanda mahavihara
- Odantapuri
- Parihaspore
- Ranganathaswamy Temple, Srirangam
- Rani ki Vav
- Siddhachal Caves
- Vidisha
- Vikramashila
Tourist attractions in Bihar
- Bakraur
- Barabar Caves
- Bateshwar Sthan
- Bodh Gaya
- Champapuri
- Charaut Math
- Deo, Bihar
- Ghora Katora
- Harahi Lake
- Jivakarama vihara
- Kalidas Dih
- Kastaharni Ghat
- Kuppaghat
- Lomas Rishi Cave
- Mahabodhi Temple
- Mandar Parvat
- Manokamna Mandir
- Mocharim
- Museums in Bihar
- Phulhar
- Protected areas of Bihar
- Sitamarhi Cave
- Son Bhandar Caves
- Taregana
- Tourism in Bihar
- Vikramshila Setu
- Yajnavalkya Ashram
References
[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bodh_Gaya
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