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Bodh GayaBodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the location of Gautama Siddhartha's attainment of Enlightenment. The complex, about 60 miles from Patna in the state of Bihar in India, holds the Mahabodhi Temple with the diamond throne (called the Vajrasana) and the holy Bodhi tree. For Buddhists, this is one of four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath. Bodh Gaya history is documented by many inscriptions and pilgrimage accounts. Foremost among these are the accounts of the Chinese pilgrims Faxian in the 5th century and Xuanzang in the 7th century. Mahabodhi Temple or Buddhagaya Temple was restored by Sir Alexandar Cunningham as part of his work for the British Archeological Society in the late 19th century. Bodh Gaya, as of 2002, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site specifically nominated for the international World heritage program. The Sri Maha Bodhi tree in Sri Lanka is a sapling of this tree. External Link Bihar Tourism
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