The site where Gau­ta­ma Bud­dha attained enlight­en­ment. This com­plex is large and con­tains a num­ber of major attrac­tions with­in it. One com­mon way of vis­it­ing the stat­ue is to walk in the steps of the Bud­dha. It is said that, after attain­ing enlight­en­ment, the Bud­dha spent sev­en weeks in what is now Maha­bod­hi tem­ple med­i­tat­ing on the nature of what he had dis­cov­ered. There are sev­er­al spots in the tem­ple that relate to this tra­di­tion.

*Note: Since the bomb­ing inci­dent in 2013, the tem­ple has been under enhanced secu­ri­ty. No lap­top or mobile phone is allowed into the tem­ple ground. Bring a prop­er cam­era if you wish to take pic­tures.