let's sit under the bodhi tree

i dreamt i was sleeping on dirt…perhaps i was? we bolt out of the shit-hole-hotel as if it were on fire. after booking our next onward train leg, we make our way via rickshaw to bodhgaya, only 13km away. one of the 4 most important buddhist pilgrimage sights in the area, bodhgaya is where siddhartha guatama attained enlightenment beneath a bodhi tree and so became buddha. the highlight and spiritual center of the city is the magnificent world heritage listed mahabodi temple, located adjacent to the famous bodhi tree. the small city of 30,000 is also peppered with monasteries and temples of international buddhist communities and attract pilgrims and monks from all over the world who visit to study and meditate. we enjoyed some peaceful moments as we soaked up the ambience while sitting under the bodhi tree.

alina