The Vajrasana or the Diamond Throne |
The Vajrasana or the Diamond Throne is the seat of Enlightenment which was made in the 3rd century B.C. by King Ashoka the Great it lies between the Temple and the Maha Bodhi Tree. This Seat is made of red sand stone which is 7 feet 6 inches long, 4 feet 10 inches broad and three feet of height where Prince Siddhartha sat to become the Buddha and which is the Holiest of Holy places to the Buddhist world. Venerable Ashwaghosa in the Buddhacharitra reveals that this place is the Navel of the Earth and the Chinese pilgrim, Fa-Hien's travelogue also notes that it was this place where all the past Buddhas had attained Enlightenment and where all the future Buddhas must go there in order to achieve the same goal.
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