| Gijjhakūṭa | |
|---|---|
| Vulture Peak or Eagle Peak | |
 Vulture Peak from above | |
| Highest point | |
| Coordinates | 25°00′06″N 85°26′47″E / 25.00167°N 85.44639°E |
| Geography | |
  Gijjhakūṭa | |
| Parent range | Rajgir hills |
| Translations of Vulture Peak | |
|---|---|
| English | Holy Eagle Peak |
| Sanskrit | गृध्रकूट (IAST: Gṛdhrakūṭa) |
| Pali | गिज्झकूट (Gijjhakūṭa) |
| Bengali | গৃধ্রশৃঙ্গ |
| Burmese | ဂိဇ္ဈကုဋ်တောင် |
| Chinese | 靈鷲山/灵鹫山 (Pinyin: Língjiùshān) |
| Indonesian | Puncak Burung Nasar |
| Japanese | 霊鷲山 (Rōmaji: Ryōjyusen) |
| Korean | 영취산(靈鷲山) (RR: Yeongchwisan) |
| Sinhala | ගිජ්ඣකූටය |
| Tamil | கழுகு சிகரம் |
| Thai | เขาคิชฌกูฏ |
| Glossary of Buddhism | |
The Vulture Peak (Pali: Gijjhakūṭa गिज्झकूट, Sanskrit: Gṛdhrakūṭa गृध्रकूट), also known as the Holy Eagle Peak or Gridhrakūta (or Gādhrakūta), was, according to Buddhist tradition, the Buddha's favorite retreat in Rajagaha - now Rajgir, located in Bihar, India. It is so named because it resembles a sitting vulture with its wings folded, and was the scene for many of his discourses.