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Ga·ya

 (gə-yä′, gī′ə)
A city of northeast India south of Patna. The surrounding area is sacred to Buddhist and Hindu pilgrims.
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Gaya

(ˈɡɑːjə; ˈɡaɪə)
n
(Placename) a city in NE India, in Bihar: Hindu place of pilgrimage and one of the holiest sites of Buddhism. Pop: 383 197 (2001)
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Ga•ya

(ˈgɑ yə, ˈgaɪ ə, gəˈyɑ)

n.
a city in central Bihar, in NE India: Hindu center of pilgrimage. 246,778.
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'And thus it was, O Fountain of Wisdom, that I decided to go to the Holy Places which His foot had trod - to the Birthplace, even to Kapila; then to Mahabodhi, which is Buddh Gaya - to the Monastery - to the Deer-park -to the place of His death.'
Maybe he will go with me to Buddh Gaya. Thence north and west to Kapilavastu, and there will I seek for the River.
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