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Bodhgaya |
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The Buddha
attained enlightenment at the age of 29 in the town
of Bodhgaya in India. After settling under a tree,
the Buddha made the resolve not to move until he had
achieved enlightenment. After three days and nights
of profound meditation this goal was realised. The
Mahabodhi Temple marks Bodhgaya. The origins of the
Temple are unclear. Some claim the Temple could have
been built as early as the third century by Ashoka,
others claim the Temple was built between the fifth
and seventh centuries |
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SANKASHAYA |
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In Sankashaya the Buddha
descended from the Tushita Heaven. It is said that
during the forty-first year of the Buddha's life, he
went to the Tushita Heaven to teach Dharma to his
mother, who had died shortly after the Buddha's
death. In Sankashaya the Buddha descended from the
Tushita Heaven. It is said that during the
forty-first year of the Buddha's life, he went to
the Tushita Heaven to teach Dharma to his mother,
who had died shortly after the Buddha's death. In
Sankashaya the Buddha descended from the Tushita
Heaven.
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NALANDA |
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Nalanda is important both
because it was blessed with the presence of the Buddha,
and because of the famous monastic university developed
there. This university also named Nalanda (meaning
'insatiable in giving') played a central role in the
development of Buddhism in India. Nalanda
is important both because it was blessed with the
presence of the Buddha, and because of the famous
monastic university developed there. This university
also named Nalanda (meaning 'insatiable in giving')
played a central role in the development of Buddhism in
India. |
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Thailand |
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The Buddha
attained enlightenment at the age of 29 in the town
of Bodhgaya in India. After settling under a tree,
the Buddha made the resolve not to move until he had
achieved enlightenment. After three days and nights
of profound meditation this goal was realised. The
Mahabodhi Temple marks Bodhgaya. The origins of the
Temple are unclear. Some claim the Temple could have
been built as early as the third century by Ashoka,
others claim the Temple was built between the fifth
and seventh centuries |
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Sri
Lanka |
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In Sankashaya the
Buddha descended from the Tushita Heaven. It is
said that during the forty-first year of the
Buddha's life, he went to the Tushita Heaven to
teach Dharma to his mother, who had died shortly
after the Buddha's death. In Sankashaya the
Buddha descended from the Tushita Heaven. It is
said that during the forty-first year of the
Buddha's life, he went to the Tushita Heaven to
teach Dharma to his mother, who had died shortly
after the Buddha's death. In Sankashaya the
Buddha descended from the Tushita Heaven.
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Japan |
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The Buddha
attained enlightenment at the age of 29 in the town
of Bodhgaya in India. After settling under a tree,
the Buddha made the resolve not to move until he had
achieved enlightenment. After three days and nights
of profound meditation this goal was realised. The
Mahabodhi Temple marks Bodhgaya. The origins of the
Temple are unclear. Some claim the Temple could have
been built as early as the third century by Ashoka,
others claim the Temple was built between the fifth
and seventh centuries |
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