nearly 100 Buddhist monks under the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting, first at the Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple or Mahavihara, and later a little down the road, demanding a ...

They are part of a protest by Buddhists that has erupted across India in recent weeks over a demand that control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple, one of the faith’s most sacred shrines, be handed over ...

Nearly 100 Buddhist monks have been protesting at Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple since February, demanding the repeal of Bodh Gaya Temple Act (BTA), 1949 and that the management rights of the site, with ...

Union Minister Ramdas Athawale, leading the Republican Party of India (Athawale), has called on Bihar's Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar, to address ongoing protests by Buddhists in Bodh Gaya.

2012 Court Case with No Hearing In 2012, two Buddhist monks – Bhante Arya Nagarjuna Shurai Sasai and Gajendra Mahanand – filed a writ petition before the Indian Supreme Court to repeal the Bodh Gaya ...

The earthy and rustic charm of Bihar often comes alive in its quaint towns of Rajgir, Patna and Gaya. Apart from this holy trinity ... A special attraction is the Durakhi Devi Temple that features the ...

Buddhist monks are protesting in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya, seeking complete control of the Mahabodhi temple and demanding the repeal of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act 1949. The act gives Hindus a say in temple ...

Unprecedented wildfires ripping through South Korea’s southern regions have destroyed large parts of an ancient Buddhist temple complex, burning down two buildings that had been designated ...

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been barred from running for public office for five years, meaning she would not be able to run in the 2027 French presidential election She was found guilty ...