“Where enlightenment began and empires were born”
The Buddhist pilgrimage core. Bodh Gaya holds the Mahabodhi Temple (UNESCO) where the Buddha attained enlightenment; Nalanda's ruined university (5th–12th century, UNESCO) was among the world's first residential universities; Rajgir's Vulture's Peak is where the Buddha gave the Heart Sutra; Vaishali is regarded as the world's first republic; Pawapuri is Mahavira's parinirvana site. The Pind Daan rituals at Gaya draw lakhs every Pitru Paksha. 6 destinations across the state.
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