▁in ▁the ▁monaster y ▁nearby . ▁ ▁The ▁stup a ▁was ▁dedicated ▁to ▁the ▁milk ma id ▁Su j ata , ▁from ▁the ▁village ▁of ▁Bak ra ur , ▁who ▁is ▁said ▁to ▁have ▁fed ▁G aut ama ▁Bud d ha ▁milk ▁and ▁rice ▁at ▁this ▁spot ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁sitting ▁under ▁a ▁B any an ▁tree , ▁thereby ▁ending ▁his ▁seven ▁years ▁of ▁fast ing ▁and ▁asc etic ism , ▁and ▁allowing ▁him ▁to ▁att ain ▁ill um ination ▁through ▁the ▁Middle ▁Way . ▁ ▁The ▁stup a ▁was ▁originally ▁ad orn ed ▁with ▁a ▁pill ar ▁of ▁Ash oka , ▁which ▁was ▁quar ried ▁in ▁part ▁for ▁building ▁material ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 8 0 0 s , ▁then ▁placed ▁at ▁the ▁Gol ▁P ather ▁intersection ▁of ▁G aya , ▁and ▁finally ▁moved ▁to ▁Bod h ▁G aya ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁stup a ▁was ▁an ▁integral ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁original ▁landscape ▁at ▁Bod h ▁G aya , ▁and ▁it ▁was ▁rein for ced ▁and ▁en larg ed ▁several ▁times ▁over ▁the ▁centuries . ▁ ▁The ▁Arch ae ological ▁Survey ▁of ▁India ▁made ▁exc av ations ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 3 - 7 4 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 1 - 0 6 . ▁A ▁pla que ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁exc av ation ▁has ▁an ▁ins cription ▁from ▁the ▁ 8 th - 9 th ▁century ▁CE ▁that ▁reads ▁" Dev ap ala ▁Raj as ya ▁Su j ata ▁G ri ha ", ▁Dev ap