And then there is this serene and tiny spot on earth where the saga of Buddha said to have begun. We take off in the city Gaya and find our way to the most sacred site for Buddhists the world over.
A map of Gaya brings us to a holy place called Bodhgaya, 13 kilometers from the city of Gaya where Buddha is said to have attained the supreme enlightenment and became 'The Buddha', the enlightened one.
Believers and skeptics alike revere at the thought of how can a tiny village situated on the bank of river Niranjana (Modern Falgu) be so blessed, at least in the eyes of the faithful.
Perhaps with heads bowed down, we quietly wander and seek the truth within us. If we all feel an enveloping calmness; if there is some form of enlightenment hovering in the air -- must be what Buddha felt all along? |
