The story so far: Beginning February, nearly 100 Buddhist monks under the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting, first at the Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple or Mahavihara ...

Bodh Gaya, India — As he stood in a queue outside a makeshift tent kitchen for breakfast, 30-year-old Abhishek Bauddh could not help but reflect on the throngs of people around him in Bodh Gaya, ...

"The Buddhists are demanding that people from other religions should not be part of the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BTMC), which oversees the management of the world-famous Mahabodhi ...

He reiterated the demands made by Buddhists, saying that people from other religions should not be a part of the trust for the Bodh Gaya temple. "Buddhists are demanding that if we (Buddhists ...

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 ...

However, Bodh Gaya was still under the control of Buddhists. In 1590 a Hindu priest by the name Ghamandi Giri occupied the temple and started living there uninvited. He claimed Bodh Gaya to be a Hindu ...

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.

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He reiterated the demands made by Buddhists, saying that people from other religions should not be a part of the trust for the Bodh Gaya temple. 'Buddhists are demanding that if we (Buddhists) are not ...