under a Pipal (Bo) tree. He had gained perfection and the stage was set for His enlightenment. That was exactly 2600 years ago today. Shortly before the Buddha's enlightenment, seated in a dyana mudra ...

"India is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. It was here in Bihar, in Bodh Gaya, that he meditated under the Bodhi tree and attained enlightenment. He then spread this wisdom to the world. People from ...