Ratanāgiri Rock: The place where Siddhārtha ate food offered by Sujātā

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Ratanāgiri Rock, Bakrour

The offering of food by Sujātā to Bodhisattva Siddhārtha is considered a turning point event in Siddhārtha’s journey towards his enlightenment. In his travelogues the Chinese monk- pilgrim Faxian (Fahien, 5th CE) - mentions a rock on which Bodhisattva Siddhārtha (the Buddha) sat, facing east, and ate the food offered by the village girl Sujātā.


Recently, the Ratanāgiri rock, has been discovered 200mt east of village Bakrour in Bodhgayā with the indication of the rock site mentioned by Faxian.