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At the top of Ratnagiri Hill,
where Lord Buddha preached many inspiring sermons, a Peace Pagoda has
been built by the Buddha Sangh of Japan.
This was the place where the
Lord Buddha set in a motion his second wheel of law an for three months
even during the rainy season, preached many inspiring sermons to his
disciples. The Buddha Sangha of Japan have constructed a massive modern
stupa, the Shanti Stupa (Peace Pagoda), at the top of the hill in
commemoration.
A bridle path leads to up to
the hill but it is much more fun to take the Aerial Chair lift which
operates every day except Thursday.
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One way ride takes 7.5
minutes and the view is splendid over the hills of Rajgir. It gives a splendid
view of Rajgir.
Getting There
You can easily
get regular trains and buses from other major cities of the country to
Rajgir.
Loknayak Jai Prakash International
Airport, Patna is the nearest airport, about 100 kms, for Rajgir. There
are regular flights to/from Delhi, Calcutta, Varanasi, Lucknow, Mumbai, and
Katmandu from this airport.
Rajgir has a railway station of
its own which is linked with other cities by a whole range of trains. The
nearest convenient railhead is at Gaya, about 78kms. From Gaya, there are
daily trains for Mumbai, Delhi, Chennai, Kolkata, and Bangalore. Taxis can
be hired from the railhead for Rajgir.
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