Bodhgaya is maybe the holiest place in Buddhism as Siddharta Gautama (the historical Buddha) is said to have attained enlightenment here.
The tree brightly decorated at the Mahabodhi Temple is said to be a direct descendant of the actual one under which Buddha was meditating when this happened.
Bodhgaya itself is a pleasant small town, remarkable for the different temples erected here by the various Buddhist denominations. A very good chance to come and compare…
December 12, 2006
Random post from the past:
Egypt Pictures
This is the second gallery of pictures from Egypt in this weblog. There also is another one with Egypt photos taken in 1992. Also, there's the Egypt section of Travel Photo Net. ...