Along with Lumbini in Nepal, Sarnath near Varanasi and Kushinagar, it is one of the four holy places of Buddhism: it was here, under a banyan tree, that Prince Shakyamuni, Siddhartha Gautama, attained enlightenment and became Buddha. After his enlightenment, he stayed at Bodhgaya for seven weeks. It was on this very spot, around the so-called Bodhi tree, that the Mahabodhi temple complex was built. Tibetans from Dharamasala in the wake of the Dalai Lama, Buddhists from all over the world and Westerners in search of meditation flock here. Bodhgaya is a peaceful town where it's pleasant to stay for a few days.

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