The Place of Awakening

The Mahābodhī Mahāvihāra

Abstract

The ancient most important and hallowed place  on the earth for the Buddhists of the world is “The Great Awakening Mahāvihāra” in Bihar (India) known as Mahābodhī Mahāvihāra. This is highly revered place on the earth for the Buddhist of the world since more than two thousand five hundred years ago where Siddhāṭṭha Gautama   achieved perfect enlightenment or Sambodhī on Veśākha Purnima (Full Moon Day) 528 B.C.E.[1]under Bodhī -Tree, on the bank of river Niranjanā. Bodhagayā is located near the ancient village Urevelā[2]on the bank of river Lilājana (or Phalgu or Phaggu) which anciently called Niranjanā in Gayā district of Bihar. Because of such important hallowed association, this locality ultimately came to be known as Buddha Gayā or Bodha-Gayā, That is about 16 Kilometre from the District headquarters as well as from Gayā Railway Station and about 115 kms. south of the state capital Patna, Bihar (Eastern India).