The monastery has a garden and a library with English books. If you stay remember that dignified conduct is expected of the guests. In Bihar Sate. Bodhgaya is 13km. from Gaya and auto-rickshaws shuttle back and forth. They start from the Kacheri in the city centre at Gaya.
Buses depart less frequently.
The Japanese Monastery, next to the Karmapa monastery, is clean and comfortable but during the tourist season, November to late January, it can be packed out with Japanese tour groups. Your stay there is limited to three days. It has a very beautiful image of the Buddha brought from Japan. In Bihar Sate. Bodhgaya is 13km. from Gaya and auto-rickshaws shuttle back and forth.