Vulture Peak

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Vulture Peak is a famous hill in Bihar, India, revered in Buddhism as a place where the Buddha is said to have delivered several important sermons.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist pilgrimage site
hill
religious site
associatedWith Buddhist sutras
First Buddhist Council
Gautama Buddha
linked to: Buddha
country India
culturalHeritageOf Buddhist world
India
etymology named for its vulture-like shape or presence of vultures
hasNameInLanguage Gijjhakuta
linked to: Griddhakuta Hill

Gijjhakūṭa Pabbata
linked to: Griddhakuta Hill

Gṛdhrakūṭa
linked to: Griddhakuta Hill

Gṛdhrakūṭaparvata
hasViewOf Rajgir valley
surrounding hills of Rajgir
knownFor Buddha’s sermons
meditation and retreat of the Buddha
preaching of important sutras
locatedIn Bihar
Magadha region
linked to: Magadha

Nalanda district
Rajgir
mentionedIn Avataṃsaka Sutra commentarial traditions
Heart Sutra commentarial traditions
Lotus Sutra
linked to: Lotus Sūtra

Mahāparinibbāna Sutta
Pali Canon
linked to: the Pali Canon

Prajñāpāramitā sutras
Satipaṭṭhāna Sutta commentarial traditions
near Nalanda archaeological sites
Rajgir town
linked to: Rajgir

ancient city of Rājagṛha
partOf Rajgir hills
linked to: Griddhakuta Hill
religion Buddhism
roleInText setting for the preaching of the Lotus Sutra in Mahayana tradition
site of several discourses in the Pali Canon
significanceIn Mahayana Buddhism
linked to: Mahayana

Theravada Buddhism
linked to: Theravada

Vajrayana Buddhism
linked to: Vajrayana
timePeriodOfProminence 5th century BCE (approximate)
lifetime of Gautama Buddha
usedFor meditation
religious observances
scriptural recitation
visitedBy Buddhist pilgrims
monastics
tourists

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Rajgir hasSite Vulture Peak