Gaya
Americannoun
noun
Example Sentences
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Upon arriving in India on 30 May, Min Aung Hlaing visited Bodh Gaya and offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple, built at the site where Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.
From BBC • Jun. 2, 2026
I was in Bodh Gaya in the northern Indian state of Bihar, the birthplace of Buddhism, on the first night of Diwali, the Hindu festival of light.
From Salon • Feb. 2, 2025
Disillusioned by the impermanence of life, Siddhartha engaged in six years of ascetic practice and attained enlightenment at the age of 35 in Bodh Gaya in northeast India.
From Seattle Times • May 11, 2024
Gaya Gupta is a reporter covering breaking news and a member of the 2023-24 Times Fellowship class, a program for journalists early in their careers.
From New York Times • Apr. 13, 2024
Thus feminine Gaya catalogued him, and thus he appeared—immobile—this late afternoon as he rode out of Meera.
From Caravans By Night A Romance of India by Hervey, Harry
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