Location
Buddha did not achieve the enlightenment at once but had to complete a long cycle of meditation and association. Various objet d'art associated with this process remind us of the great soul. The Animesh Lochana (open eyes) Chaitya shrine is one such location where the Buddha, spent seven days (the second week of enlightenment) looking at the Bodhi tree. It is believed that he did so without batting the eyelids as gratitude for sheltering him. Subsequently the Buddha spent another seven days walking between the Bodhi tree and the Animesh Lochan Chaitya. The route is called Ratnachankrama or the Jewel Walk.