The Mahabodhi Temple (Literally: “Great Awakening Temple”) refers to a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, attained Enlightenment. Bodh Gaya, located about 96 kilometers (60 miles) from Patna, Bihar state, India, sits next to the holy Bodhi tree, which sits on the western side of the temple. In the Pali Canon, writers call the site Bodhimanda and the monastery, the Bodhimanda Vihara.