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The present communication deals with Conserving Plant Biodiversity Based on Traditional Knowledge in Magadh Region, Bihar.They have been frequently associated with gods and goddesses as their incarnation, symbols, abode, offering, sacrificial rites and rituals, religious ceremonies and for different celestial components. Traditional knowledge was used in ancient India as a tool to protect nature and natural resources. Several plants, such as Aegle marmelos ('bel'), Calotropis procera ('akwan'), Coconut nucifera ('nariyal'), Curcuma longa ('haldi'), Cynodon dactylon ('dub'), Datura metel ('dhatura'), Desmostachya bipinnata ('kusha'), Ficus benghalensis ('bargad'), Ficus religiosa ('pipal'), Mangifera indica ('aam'), Musa paradisiaca ('kela'),Nelumbo nucifera ('kamal'), Ocimum sanctum ('tulsi'), Oryza sativa ('dhan'), Piper betel ('pan') and many others are considered sacred and used in Hindu and Buddhist religious rites. These beliefs and practices continue to be the elements of modern Indian traditions. Consequently, many plant species of ecological, economical, medicinal and social importance in this area i.e., Magadh region of Bihar area have been saved. Magadh region of Bihar occupies a unique place in the religious and cultural history of India.