Bodgaya, a small dusty town in one of India´s poorest states - Bihar, marks the spot where Prince Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) meditated under a bodhi tree and gained enlightenment 26 centuries ago.
A sapling of the original tree was taken to Sri Lanka, and after Emperor Ashoka´s wife killed the original tree back in the 5th century, it was transported back to the original site where it still remains today. The place is now listed as a World Heritage area and is revered as one of the four major Buddhist pilgrimage sites.
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