Bodh Gaya, India Travel Blogs

Buddhas tree
May 31, 2009 (13 photos)

... warfare, kidnappings, extortion, banditry and violence.  It remains one of the least literate and most lawless parts of India.   The extreme lawlessness of the area makes buses and private cars targets for bandits.  Knowing about this ...

Introduction to India (proper)
Apr 12, 2009

... we would wait till Bangkok for that. Also ran into a couple of crazy old ladies asking for money, there are loads of beggars in India as you would expect. The first one chased us down the road with her stick after I ignored her, the second was even more ...

maybe i should meditate more than never...
Feb 6, 2009 (18 photos)

... was a smart guy! after a while his friend Ravi came over to talk as well. he is studying ancient history at the university in Bodh Gaya, and will be going to Delhi in a couple of months to do a computer course, thanks to a swiss fellow sponsering him and ...

15 March - Bodhgaya
Mar 31, 2008 (20 photos)

... descendent) - the tree under which the Buddha sat when he attained Buddhahood.    We take the overnight train to Gaya with warnings of caution from the travel agent in Kolkata not to talk or make eye contact with anyone, not to eat anything ...

Bodh Gaya Day 2
Jan 9, 2007

Sorry we have not updated more frequently.  Internet access is not an easy comodity here.  Some hotels have it. Bodh Gaya welcomed a very weary group of travelers.  After a long train ride (on which we were scheduled for the wrong day and ...

Teaching in Bodh Gaya
Sep 2, 2008 (3 photos)

... was at the end of his journey and he hopped a train to Mumbai to catch his flight back to England. I spent a month in Bodh Gaya teaching at the school and this involved six days of teaching each week for the duration of September. The school lent me ...

India - Bodhgaya
Aug 5, 2009 (19 photos)

 As I said before, there are three people deeply connected to India that I'm interested in. A little town in northern India known as Bodhgaya was pretty significant for one of those people, not to mention the rest of the world. Getting to Bodhgaya ...

Bodhgaya
Sep 24, 2008 (10 photos)

... so interesting blog entry, but after the burning ghats in Varanasi, I think some of you are probably relieved. I'm in Kolkata (Calcutta) now so expect to be hearing from me in a few days from India's second largest city. Go Cubbies!!!! peace, Jen

Bodh Gaya - Enlightenment
May 20, 2009

We stopped off and stayed the night in BodhGaya and traveled the next day to Gaya, where Siddhattha Gotama meditated beneath a bodhi tree and attained enlightenment, to become Lord Buddha. It's a beautiful place where we sat for just one afternoon and ...

Bodh Gaya
Sep 1, 2008 (5 photos)

... and I sat and watched the moving scenery transition from the city of Varanasi to the rice fields of rural India. We were approaching Bodh Gaya, the site where the Buddha had attained enlightenment, and during the five-hour ride we discussed the Buddha ...

Bodhi Baum
Nov 8, 2008

Great Buddha Statue, Mahabodi Tempel mit Bodhi Baum, etc

Buddha said "A HA!"
Feb 29, 2008 (2 photos)

... ", but absolutely the most important.   After years and years of trying to "find" enlightenment, Gautama Buddha came to Bodh Gaya and sat under the Bodhi tree promising himself not to move from that spot until he attained enlightenment.  49 ...

Monlam World Peace Ceremony
Jan 22, 2008 (15 photos)

... to Bodh Gaya where it stands today.  It is quite remarkable to sit under it and contemplate its history.  The town of Bodh Gaya, unfortunately, does not carry the same air of peace and tranquility as the temple grounds.  It is, in fact, ...

The Bodhi Tree and more
Nov 2, 2008 (10 photos)

... out in the country! The kids flocked up to his house to get a look at me. So peaceful, fresh and clean out there. Definitely a side of India I want to see more of. Sorry. In a rush so I'm off for now. Just want you all to know I am safe and well....

Making Friends with Death & Lama Zopa Rinpoche
Dec 14, 2007 (59 photos)

These are the two retreats i took at the Root Institute. The first was taught by Venerable Amy Miller, an american nun who has been working in hospices and other first hand experiences of helping ppl die.  While this may sound depressing i assure ...

Bodhgaya
Feb 5, 2008 (5 photos)

Le ville ou Buddha recu l'illumination

The final stop of my pilgrimage!
Dec 11, 2007 (54 photos)

... us a while to find the place.  Then we went back to Root to get our bags!  In the evening we went back to Gaya train station, and pretty amazingly the thangka was there waiting for me!  Had to give them a bit of a reward, but was small price ...

it was nice
Aug 7, 2009

bonjour! i stayed in WELCOME GUST HOUSE,it is situated 20 steps away from the MahaBodhi Temple.WELCOME GUEST HOUSE offers competitive rate & services.it has VISHNU caber cafe & VISHNU restaurant.HAPPY JOURNEY HAPPY WORSHIPING AND HAPPY ...

Buddhist monasteries
Dec 11, 2006 (28 photos)

...to come

Bodhgaya
Oct 22, 2008 (11 photos)

... season. But why are there so many small schools with short school hours all over the place near Bodhgaya? I donated $30 (significant in India) to them and then had more doubts about it afterward. But they really are running a school and $30 is not much to ...

Enlightenment
Dec 21, 2006 (5 photos)

... ended, but we felt compelled to continue our journey of religions, really Buddhism and make the journey to Bodh Gaya. Bodh Gaya is the birthplace of Buddhism, where the Buddha received enlightenment and became the Buddha. The Mahabodhi Temple is where ...

iluminacao
Aug 31, 2008 (6 photos)

foi aqui que buda atingiu a iluminacao. a arvore original, sob a qual ele atingiu a ilumincao foi destruida. mas exatamente no mesmo ponto replantaram-na de um ramo da arvore original. construiram um templo no local. e praticamennte todas as faccoes ...

Bodh Gaya
Feb 18, 2008

Von Varanasi aus haben wir den Zug nach Gaya genommen, um von da aus nach Bodh Gaya weiterzureisen. In dieser kleineren Stadt hat Buddha die vollkommene Erleuchtung erlangt und demnach ist die Stadt, um den Baum der Weisheit herum ein Pilgerziel der ...

UNESCO World Heritage temple
Dec 12, 2006 (9 photos)

...to come

Varanasi to Bodh Gaya
Apr 24, 2009

... to preserve the cleanliness of the temple, then why are your feet black at the end of the day? Our next stop is the Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Temple.  This is a UNESCO World Heritage monument which is over 1,300 years old and sits on the site of the ...

Udaipur, Jaipur, Agra, Varanasi, Bodhgaya
Mar 24, 2009

... with a girl who told us that a festival was going on the next day. We didn't realize it was "the color festival of India" called Holi. When we arrived in Udaipur a guy came up to us to see if we wanted a rickshaw, we just went with him. The ...

Monlam
Oct 18, 2009

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Bodh Gaya
Oct 30, 2007

Arrive Bodh Gaya

Bodhgaya
Mar 22, 2009

bodhgaya

Bodh Gaya
Jan 9, 2009 (2 photos)

We have found a peaceful sanctuary in Bodh Gaya, the place of Buddha's enlightenment, which, outside of the spectacular temple complex that contains the Bodhi tree, I am sorry to report is the filthiest place I've ever seen in my life. I had expected to ...