Photo Gallery – Bodhgaya Temple

Contents:

• MAHABODHI TEMPLE COMPLEX AT BODH GAYA
• 2,657 BODH GAYA STOCK PHOTOS & HIGH-R PICTUR
• BODH GAYA
• BODH GAYA: THE SE OF THE BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT
• MAHABODHI TEMPLE, BODH GAYA
• BODH GAYA IMAG
• BODH GAYA: THE SE OF THE BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT

MAHABODHI TEMPLE COMPLEX AT BODH GAYA

The Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya li 115 km south of the state pal of Bihar, Patna and 16 km om the district headquarters at Gaya, Eastern India.

2,657 BODH GAYA STOCK PHOTOS & HIGH-R PICTUR

The prent Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya pris the 50 m high grand Temple, the Vajrasana, sacred Bodhi Tree and other six sacred s of Buddha's enlightenment, surround by numero ancient Votive stupas, well mataed and protected by ner, middle and outer circular boundari. Crern (vi): The Mahabodhi Temple Complex Bodh Gaya has direct associatn wh the life of the Lord Buddha, beg the place where He attaed the supreme and perfect sight.

AuthenticyThe belief that Buddha had attaed Enlightenment this particular place has been nfirmed by tradn and is now lled Bodh Gaya, this is of supreme value to the world.

Buddhist texts of both Theravadhan and Mahayanan tradns have clear reference of this event of Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya.

BODH GAYA

Buddhists om all over the world today venerate Bodh Gaya as the holit place of Buddhist pilgrimage the world. On the basis of the Bodh Gaya Temple Act of 1949, the State Government is rponsible for the management and protectn of the property through Bodhgaya Temple Management Commtee (BTMC) and Advisory Board. All velopmental activi wh the premis of this World Herage property and at Bodhgaya are guid by the l and regulatns of the Se Management Plan amed by the Government of Bihar.

Proposals will need to be preced by Herage Impact Asssments and a particular challenge will be to ntuoly monor the impact that potential velopments of the area as a whole, cludg the town, may have on the relig and spirual signifince of the Bodhgaya Temple Management Commtee also seeks to unrtake a staable approach to the matenance of the property for example utilizatn of solar energy, pollutn ee environment, etc.

BODH GAYA: THE SE OF THE BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT

Entrance to Bodh Gaya Temple.

"The Mahabodhi Mahåvihåra or more popularly known as the Bodhgaya Temple or the Great Stupa is one of shr out of 84000 shr erected by Kg Asoka the Great the 3rd century B. The entire area was exvated, remas of earlier temple found are today placed wh the temple plex and probably the Bodh Gaya Mm as well.

Distance om Patna to Bodh Gaya is 112 kms - took me about four hours by r. Or take a tra to Gaya om where is about 30 mute drive or fly to Gaya Internatnal Airport.

MAHABODHI TEMPLE, BODH GAYA

The Bihar ernment mt make a non stop exprsway between Patna and Bodh Gaya to rce travel time to ls than two. There are four small mandirs at entrance of the bodh gaya temple which also nta Buddha imag.

BODH GAYA IMAG

Shows tree beg taken om Bodh Gaya to Anuradhapura Sri Lanka.

Lots of good hotels Bodh Gaya at var price pots. To see part 2 of Bodh Gaya Temple click here.

BODH GAYA: THE SE OF THE BUDDHA’S ENLIGHTENMENT

Map showg the lotn of Bodh Gaya. This extraordary place—Bodh Gaya—is unrstood to be the se of the enlightenment, or “great awakeng” (Sanskr, mahabodhi), of Siddhartha Gtama, the Buddha. More than 2, 500 years later, Bodh Gaya is a sprawlg pilgrimage town nse wh ancient, medieval, and morn shr, monasteri, templ, and hotels.

At the heart of ancient Bodh Gaya is the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, which is by wh shr, monuments, and sculpted imag tablished over more than 2, 000 years. Buddhist nventn ont of the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, 2013 (photo: Triratna_Photos, CC BY-NC 2. Siddhartha Gtama arrived at Bodh Gaya middle age, havg renounced his life as a prce on seeg the “four sights” of agg, sickns, ath, and asceticism.

Buddhist tradns diverge on some of this acunt but this moment and the place at which occurred, unr the Bodhi tree at Bodh Gaya, is signifint to all Buddhist tradns.