Bodh Gaya

American  

[bood guh-yah] / ˌbʊd gəˈyɑ /

Or Buddh Gaya

noun

1. a village in central Bihar, in NE India: site of tree under which Siddhartha became the Buddha.

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Bodh Gaya British  

/ ˈbɒd ɡəˈjɑː /

noun

1. a variant spelling of Buddh Gaya

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Example Sentences

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

Today, Bodh Gaya — and its Mahabodhi Temple Complex — is one of the most sacred pilgrimage sites.

From Seattle Times • Dec. 7, 2023

Reverence surrounds the Bodhi Tree, in Bodh Gaya, India; the Cypress of Abarkuh, in Iran; the Hibakujumoku trees, in Hiroshima, which withstood the atomic blast.

From The New Yorker • Jan. 13, 2020

She was then taken to Bodh Gaya, the holiest site of Buddhism and a major pilgrimage and tourist centre.

From BBC • Jan. 3, 2015

Many of the old sites, such as Râjagṛiha and Gaya, were deserted but there were new towns near them and Bodh Gaya was a place of pilgrimage with three monasteries.

From Hinduism and Buddhism, An Historical Sketch, Vol. 2 by Eliot, Charles, Sir