 He later went to Rajgir (about 75 miles east of Maner) where he performed ascetic exercises in the hills.A hot spring close to a place where he often prayed in Rajgir is named Makhdoom Kund in his memory.After 30 years in the forests, Sheikh Sharfuddin Ahmed bin Yahya Maneri settled at Bihar Sharif.Later Sultan Muhammad Tughlaq built a Khanqah for him where he taught and trained disciples in Sufism (Tasawwuf).