1. Returned to Rajagaha for the twentieth retreat

    · Venu Vana, Rajgir, Bihar, India

    Returned to Rajagaha for the twentieth retreat
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    The Buddha returned to Magadha and stayed at Veluvana for the twentieth rains retreat, concluding the traditionally itinerant first phase of his ministry. Traditional twentieth post-awakening year. Coordinates mark modern Venu Vana, representing the ancient Bamboo Grove vicinity.

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