THE RAJAYATANA TREE

The Rajayatana Tree

 THE RAJAYATANA TREE WHERE BUDDHA SPENT
 HIS  SEVENTH WEEK  OF ENLIGHTMENT

       During the seventh week, the Buddha meditated under the rajayatana tree. On the fiftieth morning, after seven weeks of fasting, two merchants came into his presence. They were called Tapussa and Bhallika. They offered the Buddha rice cakes and honey to break his fast and the Buddha told them some of what he had found in his enlightenment. 

BUDDHA GIVING KESA DHATU

These two merchants, by taking refuge in the Buddha and his Dharma (translated as "teachings of the Buddha"), became the first lay followers. There was no Sangha (order of monks and nuns) then. They asked the Buddha for something sacred to keep with them. The Buddha wiped his head with his right hand and pulled out some hair to give to them. 

        These hair relics, called  Kesa Datu, were later reputed to be enshrined by the merchants on their return home to what is now known as Burma, in the Shwedagon Pagoda in Rangoon.


HOW TO REACH :-
      This place is near to the muchalinda lake, before  muchalinda lake one can visit this place,
to identify this place as you can see the temple  under another bodhi tree behind in the above picture. the highlighted tree is newer generation of rajayatana tree. this place is also near to mahabodhi mahavihara,bodh-gaya,bihar,india.




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