Step 1: Background of Enlightenment.
Siddhārtha Gautama ne apne dīrgha tapas ke bād Bodh Gayā (Bihar, India) meṁ Nairañjanā nadī ke kināre Bodhi-vṛkṣa ke niche dhyān lagāyā.
Step 2: The Event.
Sātvāṁ din nirantar dhyān karne ke bād unhoṁne nirvāṇa prāpt kiyā aur “Buddha” bane. Yah ghaṭanā Bodh Gayā meṁ huī.
Step 3: Importance.
Bodh Gayā ko āj sabse mahatvapūrṇ Bauddha tīrtha sthān mānā jātā hai. Yahān Mahābodhi Mandir sthit hai jo UNESCO world heritage site hai.
Step 4: Analysis of options.
- (1) Saranath: Yahān pratham dharmacakrapravartan huā thā, enlightenment nahīṁ.
- (2) Bodhgaya: Bilkul sahi, yahī enlightenment sthān hai.
- (3) Rajagriha: Yahān pratham saṅgīti huī thī, par enlightenment nahīṁ.
- (4) Isipatana-migadāyi: Yahān pratham upadeś diyā thā, par bodhi prāpti nahīṁ.
Step 5: Conclusion.
Buddha kī bodhi-prāpti Bodh Gayā meṁ huī thī.