Bodh Gaya is a sacred place for Buddhists from all over the world. It was here that Prince Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment beneath a bodhi tree and so became the Buddha. On this sacred spot …

Gaya is the nearest railhead for Bodhgaya (16 km). It is on the main line between Kolkatta and Varanasi.

Nalanda was the site of the world’s earliest university, founded in the 5th century BC. 2,000 teachers and 10,000 students from all over the Buddhist world lived and studied at Nalanda, which …

In ancient times Patna, then known as Paliputra, was renowned as one of the great cities of Asia, but today it is a congested urban sprawl, stretching along the banks of the Ganges for many …

Surrounded by rugged, forested hills, the town of Rajgir is important for Buddhists as well as Jains as the founders of both religions spent many years meditating and preaching here. Gridhrakuta …

Vaishali dates back to the 6th century BC when it was a flourishing city, reputedly one of the first democratic republics. This is where the Buddha preached his last sermon and announced his …