GAYA & BODH GAYA
gXw qy bOD gXw
ibhwr dI rwjDwnI ptnw qoN 100 iklomItr dUr, gXw ibhwr dw iek pRwcIn ngr hY[ bOD gXw ies qoN 16 iklomItr dUr hY[ ies dw izkr purwxW, rwmwiex qy mhWBwrq ivc vI AwauNdw hY (mhWBwrq ivc ies dw nW gXw purI iliKAw imldw hY)[ ngr dy iqMn pwsy phwV hn Aqy cOQy pwsy PlgU dirAw hY[ gXw dI AhmIAq mOrIAw kwl ivc (sMn 321 – sMn 187 purwxw kwl) bxI sI[ aus vyly ies dw inzwm pwtlIpuqr (ptnw) qoN huMdw sI[ iPr ibMbswr (ASok dw ipqw) vyly ieh Sihr iek bhuq v`fw smwijk kyNdr bx cukw sI[ buD Drm A^iqAwr krn mgroN mhwrwjw ASok (sMn 272- sMn 232 purwxw kwl) iek vwr ie`Qy (buD gXw ivc) AwieAw qy aus ny buD dw pihlw sQwn bxvwieAw sI[ smuMdr gupq vyly ihMdUAW ny gXw ivc Awpxw mMdr bxwauxw SurU kIqw[sMn 750 ivc pwl ^wndwn dy rwjw gopwl ny bu`D gXw ivc v`fw boDI mMdr bxvwieAw[ 12vIN sdI ivc ZznvI ^wndwn dy b^iqAwr ^ljI ny gXw ‘qy hmlw kIqw[sMn 1557 qoN ieh bwkwiedw muZl swmrwj dw ih`sw bx igAw[
gXw ivc PlgU dirAw dy kMFy ‟qy bixAw mMdr ivSnUpd mMdr ihMdUAW dw iek Aihm mMdr hY[ imQhws mqwibk rwm qy lCmx ny Awpxy bwp dSrQ dw ipMf dwn ies QW ‟qy id`qw sI[ ieh ihMdUAW dIAW sq purIAW ivcoN iek hY.
bOD gXw ivc buD Drm dy cwr v`fy QW (mMdr) hn[ ienHW ivcoN mhWboDI mMdr 50 mItr (160 Pu`t) au¤cw hY[ ies nUM sB qoN pihlW ASok ny bxvwieAw sI[ boD gXw ivc jpwnIAW Aqy ieMfonySIAw vwilAW ny vI Awpxy boD mMdr bxwey hoey hn[ bOD gXw ivc bu`D dw iek bhuq au¤cw buq vI bxwieAw igAw hY[ ieh sMn 1982 ivc bxnw SurU hoieAw sI qy sMn 1989 ivc iqAwr hoieAw sI[ ies nUM 12000 mzdUrW ny iqAwr kIqw sI[ ieh 19.50 mItr (64 Pu`t) aucw hY[ ijs kml dy Pu`l qy buD nUM ibTwieAw igAw hY auh 6 Pu`t aucw hY[
buD gXw ivc boDIAW dw sB qoN au¤cw mMdr
mhwqmw buD dw au¤cw buq
dr^q, ijs hyT bu`D nUM igAwn hwisl hoieAw sI
gXw dw ivSnUpd mMdr
gurU nwnk swihb vI gXw ivc gey sn[ gurU swihb pihlI ivswK dy idn, 27 mwrc 1509 nUM gXw pu`jy sn[ gXw jw ky gurU jI PlgU dirAw dy kMFy ‟qy ruky[ jdoN Awp dyaU Gwt ‟qy bYTy sn qW kuJ pWfy Awp kol Awey Aqy gurU swihb ƒ AwKx lgy ik qusIN vI Awpxy ip`qrW dI mukqI krvw lvo[ gurU swihb ny pWifAW ƒ disAw ik ip`qrW dy „ipMf Brvwaux‟ jW dIvy jgwaux dw krm kWf bymwAnw hYy[ ienswn vwsqy qW r`b dw nW hI dIvw (igAwn) hY Aqy aus dw nW jpxw (aus igAwn nUM Aml ivc ilAwauxw) hI ipMf Brvwauxw hY[ ieM\ gurU swihb ny pWifAW dy mnW dw hnyrw dUr kIqw[ isAwxy pWfy gurU swihb dy is`K bx gey qy aunHW ipMf Brn/Brvwaux dw pwKMf vI bMd kr idqw[
gXw ivc gurU nwnk swihb dI Xwd ivc “gurduAwrw dyau Gwt” bixAw hoieAw sI[ ies gurduAwry dI pihlI eImwrq audwsI prcwrk bwbw Almsq ny bxweI sI; ies kr ky ies gurduAwry ‟qy audwsIAW dw kbzw irhw sI[ mgroN aunHW ny gurduAwrw bMd kr id`qw qy irhwieS bxw leI[ hux auh eImwrq F`T rhI hY[
gurU qyZ bhwdr swihb vI ptnw ivc rihMidAW gXw ivc gey sn[ aunHW dI Xwd ivc vI koeI gurduAwrw nhIN hY[ies Sihr ivc rihx vwly is`KW ny iek gurduAwrw zrUr bxwieAw hoieAw hY. PlgU dirAw dI qsvIr (ies dy kMFy ‟qy „dyaU Gwt ‟qy gurU nwnk swihb ny „ipMf Brwaux‟ dy krm kWf dw KMfn kIqw sI)
(fw. hrijMdr isMG idlgIr)