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The place is atop a small hill and believed to be a meditating place of Buddha. You can continue on to the top of Ratnagiri hill, there is a Viswa Shanti Stupa (Peace Stupa) built by the Buddhist school Myohosan of Japan. One can reach the stupa by using the ropeway or the flight of more than 600 stone steps leading to the top of the hill.
The Vulture Peak, also known as the Holy Eagle Peak or Gridhrakūta, was, according to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha's favorite retreat in Rajagaha – now Rajgir, located in Bihar, India. It is so named because it resembles a sitting vulture with its wings folded, and was the scene for many of his discourses.
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This archeological site is believed to be the jail in which King Ajatshatru imprisoned his father Bimbisara. From his prison cell, Bimbisara could see Buddha meditating on the Vulture Peak (Gridhakuta).
The Chariot Route and shell inscriptions consist of two parallel furrows cut deep into the rock ground for about thirty feet and are believed to have been made by Lord Krishna's Chariot. Several undeciphered shell inscriptions are engraved in the rock around the chariot marks.
Bamboo grove or Venu Van
It is said to be a bamboo grove gifted to Lord Buddha by Bhimbisara, the then king of Magadha.
also known as Jarasandh's sitting room
These caves hosted the First Buddhist Council and were used by early Buddhist monks as resting places as well as centers of debates.