Parent range Rajgir hills | ||
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Similar Griddharaj Parvat, Mt Jubu, Mount Putuo, Ryojusen, Mount Wutai | ||
Summit hike to vulture peak wickenburg arizona
The Vulture Peak (Pali Gijjhakuta, sanskrit : Gṛdhrakūṭa) or Gádhrakúta, was the Buddha’s favorite retreat in Rajagaha and the scene for many of his discourses. It is located in Rajgir, Bihar, India.
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- Summit hike to vulture peak wickenburg arizona
- Blessing at vulture peak
- In Buddhist Literature
- References
Blessing at vulture peak
In Buddhist Literature
Vulture Peak Mountain is, by tradition, one of several sites frequented by the Buddha and his community of disciples for both training and retreat. Its location is frequently mentioned in Buddhist texts in the Pāli Canon of Theravada Buddhism and in the Mahayana sutras as the place where the Buddha gave particular sermons. Among the latter are the Heart Sutra, the Lotus Sutra and the Śūraṅgama Samādhi Sūtra as well as many prajnaparamita sutras. It is explicitly mentioned in the Lotus Sutra, chapter 16, as the Buddha's pure land:
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