The Bodhi Tree Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India, is one of the holiest ... a direct descendant of the tree under which the Buddha sat in meditation. Today, it stands as a UNESCO World Heritage Site ...

There is barely anyone at the site of the peepal tree on the banks ... in front of a gold Buddha statue. The Buddhist monks, under the banner of the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF), have been ...

"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 ...

President Droupadi Murmu on Tuesday said the large Buddhist community has much to offer to humankind at a time when the world ...

Buddhism started in India over 2,500 years ago ... enlightened while meditating under a fig tree. Following this, Siddhattha became known as the Buddha, which means the 'awakened' or 'enlightened ...

Buddha’s birth and life Siddhartha was born in Lumbini, which is at the border of what is India and Nepal today. His mother ... prayers under the bodhi tree under which the Buddha is believed ...