"India is the birthplace of Lord Buddha. It was here in Bihar, in Bodh Gaya, that he meditated under the Bodhi tree and attained enlightenment. He then spread this wisdom to the world. People from ...

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The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in ...

India’s hidden gem, the mesmerizing reclining Buddha statute in Bodh Gaya is a must-visit. Here’s why travellers are flocking to this sacred site.

Buddhism saw a decline, and in 1590, a Hindu monk, Ghamandi Giri, established the Bodh Gaya mutt, a Shaivite monastery. The Shaivites believe that Buddha was the ninth incarnation of the Hindu ...

The Buddha and Bodh Gaya figured prominently in independent ... include the construction of the Buddha’s images (such as the giant statue provided by the Daijokyo sect of Nagoya, Japan, which ...

Bodh Gaya, the sacred town where Buddha attained enlightenment, offers a mix of spirituality, history, and culture. Here’s why you should visit this unique destination. A UNESCO World Heritage ...

The temple was built by Emperor Ashoka, who visited Bodh Gaya in 260 BCE after embracing Buddhism, roughly 200 years after the Buddha’s enlightenment. It remained under Buddhist management for ...

The projects would require more than 22 acres of land for which DM Thiyagarajan SM has instructed circle officers of town and Bodh Gaya blocks to get encroachments removed from the identified plots.

Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...

Special Arrangement. When 24-year-old Vishal Kadam visited the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya last January, he was keen to see the spot where the Buddha is believed to have attained enlightenment.