Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak
Deities

Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak

Gṛdhrakūṭa — Buddha's favorite teaching rock

Status · Anusandhāna
Source · Tier 2
Tradition · Buddhist
Period · Varies

Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak

Tradition

Buddhist

Location

  • Rajgir, Nalanda, Bihar (25.0333°N, 85.4167°E)

Sacred Narrative

Gṛdhrakūṭa (Vulture Peak) at Rajgir was Buddha's favorite retreat. He taught the Prajñāpāramitā and Lotus Sūtra here. At the peak: Buddha's stone hut, Sāriputra's cave, the World Peace Stūpa (Japanese, 1969). Buddha spent the most rainy-seasons retreats here.

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✦Wisdom Graph: Divine Associations✦

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📖 Stories

  • Narrative of Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak
    Gṛdhrakūṭa (Vulture Peak) at Rajgir was Buddha's favorite retreat. He taught the Prajñāpāramitā and Lotus Sūtra here. At the peak: Buddha's stone hut, Sāriputra's cave, the World Peace Stūpa (Japanese, 1969). Buddha spent the most rainy-seasons retreats here.
    — Tradition

🪔 Worship Procedures

Daily rites
• tradition-specific

🛕 Principal Temples

🎊 Festivals

  • Annual Gṛdhrakūṭa — Vulture Peak festival
    Seasonally · 1–10 days

📜 Primary Scriptural Sources

  • Buddhist primary textsscriptural/oral