Rajayatna Tree, Bodhgaya, Bihar India

Rajayatna Tree situated in the south of the Temple, this is the tree under which the Buddha spent a week in meditation. It is said that two merchants from Burma (presently Myanmar) named Tapassu and Bhallika while passing this way offered rice cake and honey to the Buddha and took refuge in the Buddha and His teachings ‘Buddham Saranam Gachami, Dhammam Saranam Gachami' but they could not take refuge in the Sangham because the Sangha was not constituted then, thus they became the first lay devotees in the Buddhist world.

The Bodhi Temple complex holds a number of attractions which are quite significant to the devotees due to their association with Lord Buddha. One such place is the Rajayatna tree which is located to the south east of the temple. It is the spot where Buddha spent his seventh week of the meditation before enlightenment. Moreover, it is also the location where two Burmese merchants took shelter for some time and coined the hymn of ‘Buddham Sharnam Gachchami’. It is the final spot at the temple complex and is demarcated with a stone plaque.

The Bodhi Temple complex is sure to puzzle any visitor with its wide assortment of location which are so sacred and important due too their association with the Buddha directly. The Rajayatna tree situated to the south-east of the temple is the one such location where the Buddha spent is, the seventh week and incidentally the last week of meditation.

The Bodhi Temple complex is sure to puzzle any visitor with its wide assortment of location which are so sacred and important due to their association with the Buddha directly. The Rajayatna tree situated to the south-east of the temple is the one such location where Buddha spent seventh week and incidentally the last week of meditation. Interestingly, this is the location where the famous hymn "Buddham Sharanam Gachchami" (I surrender to Buddha) was coined when two Burmese merchants took refuge under the tree. The tree is demarcated with a stone plaque and considered the final stop at the complex.

Bodh Gaya is the place where Gautama Buddha attained unsurpassed, supreme Enlightenment. Here on this seat my body may shrivel up, my skin, my bones, and my flesh may dissolve, but my body will not move from this seat until I have attained enlightenment, so difficult to obtain in the course of many kalpas. It is a place which should be visited by a person of devotion. The Temple complex is filled with assorted locations that are sacred and important because of Lord Buddha who attained unsurpassed alignment over here. The last seventh week of meditation spent by the Lord Buddha was the place of Rajayanta Tree located to the southeast of temple. At this location the mantra of Buddha Buddham Sharnam Gachchami was coined when two Burmese merchants took refuge under the tree. The tree, considered the final stop at the complex, is demarcated with a stone plaque.