Bodh Gaya: The birth place of Buddhism which is regarded as the most sacred tourist spot.

Bodh Gaya: The birth place of Buddhism which is regarded as the most sacred tourist spot.
Bodh Gaya is a Buddhist pilgrim site next to the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in the Gaya district of the Indian state of Bihar. It is one of the most sacred tourist spots of the world. It is at Bodh Gaya that Siddhartha; the Sakya Prince of Kapilavastu attained Supreme Knowledge and became enlightened to become the great Gautam Buddha. Bodh Gaya is the birth place of Buddhism and later it spread out far off places across India and even outside its borders. The ambience of the place is very serene and is worth visiting.
Bodh Gaya Tourism offers several insights into the life of Gautam Buddha. The well known tourist spots associated with Buddha and Buddhism are the Mahabodhi Temple, Mahabodhi Tree, Vajrasana, Mahabodhi Stupa, Animesh Lochan Chaitya, 80- feet Buddha Statue, Chankramana, Bodhgaya Multimedia Museum, Ratnagarh, Dungeshwari Hill (Prag Bodhi), Lotus Tank, etc.Other tourist spots include the Thai Monastery, Royal Bhutanese Monastery, Japanese Temple, Archaeological Museum, Tergar Monastery, Gendhen Phelgyeling Monastery, Karma Dhargye Chokhorling Monastery, Phowa Center, Barabar caves, Taiwanese Temple and many more. Bodh Gaya Tourism provides opportunities for excursions as well at heritage sites like Rajgir, Nalanda, Gaya which is a sacred Hindu pilgrim site, etc.