Vaishali: Vaishali
was one of the earliest republics in the world (6th century BC).It was here
that Buddha preached his last sermon. Vaishali, birthplace of Lord Mahavira is
also Sacred to Jains.
Patna: Patna once called Patliputra the capital of
Bihar, is among the world’s oldest capital cities with unbroken history of many
centuries as imperial metropolis of the Mauryas and Guptas imperial dynasties.
Rajgir: Rajgir, 19 kms from Nalanda, was the ancient
capital of Magadha Empire. Lord Buddha often visited the monastery here to
meditate and to preach. Rajgir is also a place sacred to the Jains, Since Lord
Mahavira spent many years here.
Pawapuri: In Pawapuri, or Apapuri, 38 kilometres from
Rajgir and 90 kilometres from Patna, all sins end for a devout Jain. Lord
Mahavira, the final tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at
this place.
Bodhgaya: Near the holy city of Gaya, the Buddha attained
enlightenment. The tree that had sheltered him came to be known as the Bodhi
tree and the place Bodhgaya. Today Bodhgaya, an important place of pilgrimage,
has a number of monasteries, some of them established by Buddhists of Japan,
Thailand, Myanmar, Sri Lanka etc.
Nalanda: A great centre of Buddhist learning, Nalanda came into
prominence around the 5th century BC and was a flourishing university town with
over ten thousand scholars and an extensive library.
Kesaria: This Stupa is in fact one of the many memorable
stupa remarkable event in the life of Buddha. Kesaria has a lofty brick mound
capped by a solid brick tower of considerable size, which it self is the remain
of a Buddhist Stupa. The mound is a ruin with a diameter of 68 feet at its base
and a total height of 5½ ft. originally it was crowned by a pinnacle which must
have stood 80 or 90 ft above the ground. General Cunningham dated this monument
to AD 200 to 700, and held that it was built upon the ruins of a much older and
larger Stupa.
It is the highest Stupa found in the country
with a height of about 104” from the base.
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