Buddhists object to the shrine being called the Mahabodhi Temple. Buddhists, they maintain, have nothing to do with ‘temples’ ...

Bodh Gaya in Bihar, India, hosts the awe-inspiring reclining statue of Lord Buddha. Known for its spiritual significance, ...

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 ...

Buddhists across the country have joined protests after monks at the Mahabodhi Temple were forcibly removed by police.

Explore Bodh Gaya, the land of Buddha’s enlightenment. Visit ancient temples, monasteries, meditation retreats, and cultural ...

2. Introduction Display the image of the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya. Tell pupils: 'This tree is known as the Bodhi Tree, or 'Tree of Enlightenment'. It stands next to the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh ...

Under the sacred pipal or Bodhi tree, Gautama Buddha (Prince Siddhartha) attained enlightenment and became the Buddha.

Bodh Gaya is a well-known religious place and pilgrimage site associated with the complex of Mahabodhi Temple in the Gaya district of Bihari, India. (Bodhi in Pali) It is famous as the place where ...

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 ...

We wanted to go to Bodh Gaya, in Northeast India, to see the Mahabodhi Temple, where Buddha originally sat under the Bodhi tree and attained enlightenment. It was New Year's Day, and we got to the ...

An agitation demanding the end of ‘Brahmin control’ over the Mahabodhi temple has struck a chord in Maharashtra and other ...

now known as the Bodhi Tree, in the place now known as Bodh Gaya (‘place of enlightenment’). Retreats are essential in Buddhism. Whether Buddhists are alone or in a group, time taken to focus ...