The path to Vulture’s Peak is broad and the slope is gentle, but the way is not easy. It winds along the hill of Gijjhakuta, one of a series of ridges that enclosed the ancient city of Rajagriha (now Rajgir) like the ramparts of a fortress. Fringed by dry brush and broken rocks, the path is paved and even, but is largely unshaded and heats up rapidly as the sun rises. The pilgrims from the Walking with the Buddha tour climb the path amid many o…
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