Day 08 Rajgir-Kundalpur-Nalanda-Pawapuri-Viraytan- Patna
Today after breakfast proceed to Kundalpur. This is the belief of devotees from centuries that this is the sacred place of Bhagwan Mahaveer's Garbha, Janma & Tapa Kalyanaka and visit Surya Mandir and Jain than drive to Nalanda. Nalanda was a great center of learning in ancient time. Nalanda was one of the greatest monastic university of the ancient world. At Nalanda you will visit the Nalanda University Ruins, Archaeological Complex and Nalanda Archaeological Museum. After Nalanda we will visit Pawapuri. Pawapuri, or Apapuri, 21 kilometres from Rajgir and 111 kilometers from Patna, all sins end for a devout Jain. Lord Mahavira, the final Tirthankar and founder of Jainism, breathed his last at this place, and was cremated here around 500 B.C. It is said that the demand for his ashes was so great that a large amount of soil was removed from around the funeral pyre, creating the water tank. A marble temple, the "Jalmandir", was later built in the middle of the tank, and is now a major pilgrimage spot for Jains. Another Jain temples Samosharan and Gaon Jain Temple. Evening proceed to Patna for Dinner and overnight stay.