Sujata | village

India / Bihar / Bodh Gaya /
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Coordinates:   24°41'39"N   85°0'12"E

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  • The Village of Uruvella. After "coming down from the Mountains" (renouncing the deeply ascetic practices), Ssiddhartha Gotama waas offered food by the young woman Sujata who mistook him for a tree spirit (Yaksha) whom she worshipped in hopes of obtaining a suitable husband. It is from Uruvella that Siddhartha advanced across the Nairanjana (modern Phalgu), immediately to the west, and on to Bodh Gaya
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