A respite from the decibel overload of Patna Junction railway station, this peaceful 9-hectare park resonates with lugubrious mantra chants and was inaugurated by the Dalai Lama in 2010. Its centrepiece, is a massive "executive-style" stupa in gray stone and glass. Surprising levels of security (no bags, no photos, names taken) await those coming inside to admire the sparse circular hall whose only feature is a unique, bulletproof glass chamber containing six stupa-shaped Buddha relics presented by different nations.
A stylishly imaginative museum (₹40) looks at the Buddha's life story through a variety of artistic media - you have to start with a 10-minute film showing (English subtitles) that run at quarter to each hour (plus at 4.15)
The park also has a library (₹50) and a meditation center (free).
