From Bodh Gaya to Mumbai, protests to ‘free’ Buddhist temple gather steam
An agitation demanding the end of ‘Brahmin control’ over the Mahabodhi temple has struck a chord in Maharashtra and other ...
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Tracing the Bodh Gaya temple conflict: From Ashoka to Viceroy to Lalu and roadside protests
Buddhist monk Gyanbodhi, in his 70s, came to the Domuhan Road protest site from Jagdalpur in Bastar district of Chhattisgarh. “If Buddha is the incarnation of Vishnu, then keep the idol of Buddha in ...
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India’s largest Buddha statue is drawing global tourists. Here’s what makes it special
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 across the globe visit this sacred place ...
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Protest in support of fasting Buddhists in Bodh Gaya
Ladakh and other Himalayan regions gathered at Rewalsar in Mandi district yesterday to show their solidarity with their fellow Buddhists who are currently fasting at Bodh Gaya. The protest ...
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Practices in Buddhism Pilgrimage
Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar in northern India, is one of the most significant sites of pilgrimage to Buddhists. In Pali, the language of the Buddha, ‘bodh’ means ‘enlightenment’.
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Sri Lankan President Dissanayake visits Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya in Bihar | See Pics
On December 17, Dissanayake visited Bodh Gaya in Bihar's Gaya district ... He then proceeded to the 1,500-year-old Mahabodhi Temple in Gaya where he offered prayers, the report added.