The Sarnath Museum houses India's greatest treasure, the Ashoka Lion Pillar Head, and the statue of the First Turning, known as the Sarnath Buddha.
The shock of the amazing sculptures I encountered here continued long after I left the museum and returned to my lodgings, and I remained enthralled by these perfect sculptures.
And then a mysterious phenomenon also occurred to me.

My stay in Bodh Gaya has been a bit of a bumpy ride, but now the tour of Buddhist sites has reached its climax. The next destination is Sarnath, the site of Buddha's first preaching. It is a very important holy place in Buddhism, as the Buddha's cult started from here.

This article will give you some shocking facts about Bodh Gaya. You will be shocked at the reality of our image of Bodh Gaya as a Buddhist sanctuary.
...Perhaps this is something we are happier not to know.

In previous articles we have introduced the suburbs of Bodh Gaya, and now it is time to talk about Bodh Gaya, the holy land of Buddha's enlightenment.
The great pagoda, the symbol of Bodh Gaya, was built around the 5th or 6th century, and that monk Genjo Sanzo paid a visit to this pagoda. I visited this holy place.

The name Bodh Gaya is well known to the Japanese, but the name Gaya is probably not well known to most Japanese. Even in "Chikyu no Arukikata", there is no page that introduces Gaya, although there is a page for Bodh Gaya.
But this is one of the most important Hindu holy places for Indians. This article will tell you about our experience in such a holy place.

The Sujata temple introduced here was built to commemorate the Buddha's offering of Sujata's milk porridge.

It is not known where Sujata actually offered milk porridge to Buddha. However, this temple was built to commemorate that legend. This temple was built by the Buddhist Order of Myanmar.

We are going to visit Maejogakusan, a cave temple where legend has it that Buddha practiced asceticism. Before introducing Bodh Gaya, the land of enlightenment, we will start here.

This Maejogakusan is not mentioned in the sutras, but it is said to have become known after Genjo Sanzo wrote a legend about the mountain.

University of Nalander...

Have you ever heard of this Buddhist site?

It is clearly a minor site compared to Lumbini, the birthplace of Buddha, Bodh Gaya, the site of enlightenment, and Sarnath (Kanoen), the site of the first turning of the wheel of Dharma.

However, this site turned out to be one of the most impressive Buddhist monuments I saw in India.

There are five rocky mountains in the vicinity of Rajgir (Wangshajo), one of which is Mount Reiju, famous for Buddha's preaching. This mountain has become an important sacred place for us Japanese Buddhists because it is the setting of the Sutra of Immeasurable Life and the Lotus Sutra.

In this article, I will share my experience of climbing Mt.