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Detailed explanation-1: -This extraordinary place-Bodh Gaya-is understood to be the site of the enlightenment, or “great awakening” (Sanskrit, mahabodhi), of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha. It was here that Siddhartha Gautama sat in meditation under the Bodhi tree, having renounced his princely life to wander and practice asceticism.

Detailed explanation-2: -This event is called Mahabhishkramana. At the age of 35, Buddha attained enlightenment at Uruvela while meditating under a peepal tree on the banks of the Niranjana River. This tree came to be known as ‘Bodhi Tree’ and this place became Bodh Gaya (in Bihar).