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Bakraur, Bodh Gaya, Gaya, Bihar · 24.6976°, 85.0045°
A brick stupa across the Falgu from Bodh Gaya marking the spot where the milkmaid Sujata is said to have fed the Buddha, first raised in the second century BCE and last enlarged in the ninth century under the Pala king Devapala, whose name was found inscribed here. An Ashokan pillar once stood beside it before being moved to Bodh Gaya in 1956; the ASI excavated the mound in 1973–74 and again in 2001–06.
What follows is the temple’s own traditional account, transmitted through liturgy and local memory. It is recorded here as tradition, not as attested history.
Sujata of Bakraur offered milk-rice to the emaciated Gautama at this spot, ending his years of fasting and setting him on the Middle Way to enlightenment.
coordinates: wikipedia-2026-08-27 · sources retrieved 2026-08-26 · dynasty page: Pala
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