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Purchase includes free access to book updates online and a free trial membership in the publisher's book club where you can select from more than a million books without charge. Chapters: Varanasi, Sarnath, Muktinath, Kushinagar, Bodh Gaya, Lumbini. Excerpt: Bodh Gaya Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya (Hindi: ) is a religious place in Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar . It is famous for being the place of Gautama Buddha 's attainment of nirvana (Enlightenment ). Historically, it was known as the Bodhimanda (ground around the Bodhi-tree), Uruvela, Sambodhi, Vajrasana and Mahabodhi. The name Bodh Gaya did not come into use until the 18th century. The main monastery of Bodhgaya used to be called the Bodhimanda-vih ra (Pali ). Now it is called the Mahabodhi Temple . For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath . In 2002, Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodh Gaya, became a UNESCO World Heritage Site . The surrounding town, by contrast, is dusty, noisy and somewhat polluted, due in large part to the large numbers of pilgrims and tourists who visit there. A new development plan has been proposed to "ensure a sustainable and prosperous future" for Bodh Gaya, but has become controversial because such a plan may require the relocation of whole neighborhoods. History A small temple beneath the Bodhi tree, Bodh Gaya, built in 7th century, after the original built by Mauryan Emperor Ashoka in 3rd century BC, ca. 1810 Pilgrimage to Buddha's Holy Sites Offerings found in Bodh Gaya under the "Enlightenment Throne of the Buddha," with a decorated coin of the Kushan emperor Huvishka, 3rd century CE. According to Buddhist traditions, circa 500 BC Prince Gautama Siddhartha, wandering as an ascetic, reached the sylvan banks of Falgu River, near the city of Gaya . There he sat in meditation under a bodhi tree ( Ficus religiosa ). After three days and thre...


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  • ISBN-13: 9781155164069
  • Publisher: Books LLC
  • Publisher Imprint: Books LLC
  • Height: 152 mm
  • Weight: 100 gr
  • ISBN-10: 1155164067
  • Publisher Date: 01 May 2010
  • Binding: Paperback
  • Spine Width: 4 mm
  • Width: 229 mm


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