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Vulture's Peak

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | 490 words | Copyright

Vulture's Peak (Skt., Gṛdhrakūṭa; Pāli, Gijjhakūṭa). A hill in Bihar, so-named because its peak was shaped like a vulture's beak or because many of the birds lived there. One of a group of five hills surrounding the ancient city of Rājagṛha it was in a remote area popular with ascetics. The location is frequently mentioned in both early and late sources (for example, the Lotus Sūtra) as the site of teachings given by the Buddha.

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