The Bodh Gaya is one of the four sacred sites of Buddhism; the other three being Buddha’s birthplace Lumbini, Sarnath where he gave his first sermon and Kusinagar where he attained parinirvana.

The quiet temple town of Bodh Gaya, located along the banks of the ... and over time, the belief that Buddha was a Vishnu incarnation became one justification for Hindu custodianship.

The Bodh Gaya Math, the Hindu monastery that performs the rituals inside the complex, insists that it has played a central role in the upkeep of the shrine for centuries and that it has the law on its ...

Buddhism saw a decline, and in 1590, a Hindu monk, Ghamandi Giri, established the Bodh Gaya mutt, a Shaivite monastery. The Shaivites believe that Buddha was the ninth incarnation of the Hindu ...

Bodh Gaya, in the Indian state of Bihar in northern India, is one of the most significant sites of pilgrimage to Buddhists. In Pali, the language of the Buddha, ‘bodh’ means ‘enlightenment’.

Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...

The projects would require more than 22 acres of land for which DM Thiyagarajan SM has instructed circle officers of town and Bodh Gaya blocks to get encroachments removed from the identified plots.

South and Southeast Asia Countries in South and Southeast Asia celebrate Buddha’s Birthday on the full moon of the second lunar month. The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya is decorated on this day ...

He also announced various development initiatives for Bodh Gaya to enhance its infrastructure and invited pilgrims, scholars, and monks from around the world to visit India. In his speech, Modi ...

The temple was built by Emperor Ashoka, who visited Bodh Gaya in 260 BCE after embracing Buddhism, roughly 200 years after the Buddha’s enlightenment. It remained under Buddhist management for ...

The Bodh Gaya Math, the Hindu monastery that performs the rituals inside the complex, insists that it has played a central role in the upkeep of the shrine for centuries and that it has the law on its ...