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MAHABODHI |
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| He passed a few
weeks more at the village Uruvila, which is now known as Bodh Gaya or Buddha Gaya. His
mind was torn with the ideas as to whether he should keep the supreme knowledge he bad
obtained to himself or he should share it with others. It is said that, during this period
of mental turmoil, for one week continuously he was to look intently at the Bodhi tree,
under which he had obtained the supreme enlightenment. For another week lie would walk to
and fro deeply engrossed in his thoughts. Yet another week he would go round a particular
place or be absorbed in meditation. A mythical story has been introduced here that
Muchalinda, the king of serpents, spread his hood on Buddha's head to protect him from
rain and sun when he would be lost to the world in meditation. Buddha decided to share
with the world his spiritual knowledge and the way to obtain peace and serenity. Hir, mind
turned to his five disciples who had left him in disgust when he decided to take food, so
as not to impose unnecessary austerity on the physique.Buddha went to Rishipatan and
reclaimed his five disciples. At Rishipatan (modern Sarnath nearVaranasi) he delivered his
first sermon and set in motion "the Wheel of the Law" (dharmachakrapravartana). |
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