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 ...

To express their solidarity with Buddhist monks protesting at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar, the Kalaburagi unit of the Bauddha Upasak/ Upasakiyara Sangha and followers of Lord Buddha ...

As Prime Minister Narendra Modi prepares to visit the iconic Wat Pho Temple in Thailand, home to the Reclining Buddha, his ...

Several Buddhist groups under the umbrella of the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting to demand the repeal of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act (BTA), 1949. The protests stem from the ...

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 ...

These protests are the latest chapter in a decades-old dispute over who controls one of the holiest sites in Buddhism. Buddhists want the repeal of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949 (BGTA), under which ...

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 movement aims to repeal the Bodh Gaya Temple Act of 1949 and bring the Mahavihara under complete Buddhist control. The struggle has now gained momentum both within India and internationally.

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 ...