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Lord Buddha got enlightment on the bank of which river?

  1. niranjana

  2. ganga

  3. son

  4. suwarnarekha
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Lord Buddha (Siddhartha Gautama) attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree on the banks of the Phalgu River (also called the Niranjana River) at Bodh Gaya. This river is a tributary of the Ganges and flows through Bihar. The Niranjana River is specifically mentioned in Buddhist texts as the location where Buddha meditated before enlightenment.

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