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Gaya

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Gaya

Ancient city in Bihar state, northeast India, 140 km/87 mi south of Patna; population (2001) 383,200. Situated on the holy River Phalgu, it is a centre of pilgrimage for Buddhists and Hindus with many temples and shrines; the Vishnupad temple enshrines the footprint of Vishnu. A bo tree at Bodhgaya is said to be a direct descendant of the original tree under which the Buddha sat. There is a tourist centre.



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And thus it was, O Fountain of Wisdom, that I decided to go to the Holy Places which His foot had trod - to the Birthplace, even to Kapila; then to Mahabodhi, which is Buddh Gaya - to the Monastery - to the Deer-park -to the place of His death.
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