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	Bodh Gaya, Information about Bodh Gaya, Bodh Gaya Tour
		Bodh Gaya, a quiet village is situated near the Niranjana river in the state of Bihar.
		Bodh Gaya is one of the most sacred place to the Buddhists as at this place, the Prince Gautama attained enlightenment under the shade of a Bodhi tree in 533 B.C. and came to be known as Buddha.
		Bodh Gaya is also known for the Mahabodhi temple, one of the most ancient temples in the world and the Bodhi tree.
	www.indovacations.net /english/AboutBodhgaya.htm (866 words)

	Bodh Gaya in India,Bodhgaya Temples,Bodh Gaya Temple Information Guide,Bodh Gaya Temples India
		Bodh Gaya is a world heritage site which offers exceptional testimony to the development of various artistic expression with outstanding value.
		Bodh Gaya is located in Bihar-15 kms from Gaya City- where Prince Siddhartha, attained enlightenment under Bodhi tree and became Buddha "the enlightened one".
		Bodh Gaya is one of the most sacred, if not the most sacred, of many treasured locations for Buddhists of every school and sect.
	www.indiantravels.com /world-heritage-sites/bodh-gaya.html (662 words)

	Bodh Gaya Summary
		Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the place of Buddha's attainment of Enlightenment.
		For Buddhists, Bodh Gaya is the most important of the four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, the other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath.
		Bodh Gaya hotels and Tourism Bodhgaya is small and quiet town, which is the most important of all the Buddhist sites in the world.
	www.bookrags.com /Bodh_Gaya (884 words)

	Bodh Gaya - HighBeam Encyclopedia
		Managing religion in colonial India: the British Raj and the Bodh Gaya temple dispute.
		Bihar.Dalit caste in village on way to Bodh Gaya, members of a lower cast.
		India.Bihar.workers on overcrowded bus along the route of Bodh Gaya.
	www.encyclopedia.com /doc/1E1-BodhGaya.html (249 words)

	Bodh Gaya,Bodhgaya,Bodh Gaya Travel,Bodhi Tree,Bodh Gaya Tours,Bodhgaya Travel Guide,Bodh Gaya in Bihar
		The Maha Bodhi temple of Bodh Gaya is one of the important places of worship for the Buddhists.
		Gaya is a junction and one can change trains for the other train routes.
		Bodh Gaya is on the Grand Trunk Road and thus, is well connected by road, with all the parts of the country.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /bihar/bodh-gaya (1015 words)

	1Up India > Indian Pilgrimages, India > In the Buddhist circuit tours, Gaya and Bodh Gaya form one of the most ...
		Gaya is located on the Banks of river Falgu and people come here to perform rituals which provides peace to the departed soul of their ancestors.
		Gaya and the sister town of Bodh Gaya are both small towns which can be seen in one day.
		Bodh Gaya is a peaceful town which has attracted not only domestic tourists and Buddhist but also visitors from the West who want to know about Buddhism and learn meditation.
	www.1upindia.com /pilgrimages/bodhgaya.html (371 words)

	Bodh Gaya - Famous India
		Location : Bodh Gaya is located in the central part of the state Bihar in the northeastern India near the river Niranjana or the Falgu.
		Thus, Bodh Gaya is an important Buddhist pilgrimage and study centre which attracts thousands of believers from all over world.
		Bodh Gaya is well connected to all the major cities of India by air, rail and road.
	www.famous-india.com /shrines-india/bodhgaya-tourism.html (469 words)

	insideBuddhism.com > Places> Bodh Gaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the location of Gautama Siddhartha's attainment of Enlightenment.
		Bodh Gaya, as of 2002, is an UNESCO World Heritage Site specifically nominated for the international World heritage program.
		The Mahabodhi Temple is located at Bodh Gaya (about 60 miles from Patna), the location where Gautama Siddhartha attained unsurpassed and supreme Enlightenment.
	www.insidebuddhism.com /places/place.asp?id=2 (501 words)

	3. The Bodh Gaya temple controversy (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		More than that, a Buddhist member of the Bodh Gaya temple management committee has admitted that “the laudable work of the construction of the Mahabodhi temple” was “undertaken by a Brahmana minister of Shaivite persuasion”.
		In Bodh Gaya, the Chinese pilgrim Xuan Zang stayed in the Mahabodhi Sangharama, a “splendid monastery” with “1000 monks”, which had been built, at the Sri Lankan king Meghavarmana’s request, under the auspices of Samudragupta, the Gupta Emperor.
		Bodh Gaya has a large number of dated sculptures from the Gupta period, which was in fact one of the most fruitful periods in Buddhist art.
	koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com /books/acat/ch3.htm (2117 words)

	GoRustic.com - Bodh Gaya, Place of Buddha's Enlightenment
		We arrive in Bodh Gaya in the midday heat and I begin my search for accomodation, landing first on a not bad place adjoining the Tibetan monastary where I leave my bag for further looking around.
		The monastery is called Wat Po Buddha Gaya (which means simply, forest temple at Bodh Gaya) in Thai where approximately 10 monks, 2 nuns, and 4 Thai lady pilgrims are staying currently.
		Bodh Gaya is interesting because here we have the central place of a global religion located smack dab in the heart of the poorest, most illiterate state in India, Bihar.
	www.gorustic.com /bodh_gaya.htm (733 words)

	Bodh Gaya Travel Guide, Bodh Gaya Tourism, Bodh Gaya Tour, Bodh Gaya Map, Bodh Gaya India, Bodh Gaya tourist ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bodh Gaya "The Land Of Enlightenment Of Buddha” is the place where Prince Gautama attained enlightenment and came to be known as Lord Buddha.
		Bodh Gaya was the place where his holy mission was achieved.
		Situated about 13 kms from Gaya, it is one of the important places of worship for the Buddhists and is also a significant archaeological site.
	www.tourtravelworld.com /city_guide/bodh_gaya.html (528 words)

	Kamat Research Database - Temples of Bodh Gaya and Banares
		The shrine at Bodh Gaya is the only surviving example of Mahayana Buddhist architecture that flourished in the Gangetic region during the first millennium.
		This period was followed by an important phase of building in brick, and it is to this phase that the temple of Bodh Gaya belongs.
		Probably built in the 5th century A.D., it bears a striking resemblance in style to the temple at Bodh Gaya, which is believed to date from the same period.
	www.kamat.com /database/content/temples/temples_of_bodhgaya.htm (1028 words)

	World Heritage site status for Bodh Gaya Temple
		On the point of ownership and management of the temple, the UNESCO would be informed that the temple ownership vests in the government of Bihar and its management is conducted by a committee of nine members nominated by the state government with a Hindu DM as its ex-officio chairman.
		If the Gaya DM happened to be a non-Hindu, the state government nominates a Hindu as the committee chairman for the period during which the DM's post is held by a non-Hindu.
		The `mahanth' of Bodh Gaya is the permanent member of the temple management committee.
	www.buddhismtoday.com /english/holyplaces/010-BodhGayaTemple.htm (453 words)

	Bodhgaya, Bodh Gaya, Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Mahabodhi Mahavihara, Bodhi Tree, Ratnachankrama or Jewel Walk, ... (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Bodh Gaya (once Uruvela village) is the place where, 2500 years ago, in the 6th century BC, a young ascetic, Siddhartha, attained enlightenment to become the Buddha, and founded Buddhism, one of the world's oldest religions.
		He came to Bodh Gaya looking for a quiet retreat where he could meditate upon the causes for human suffering.
		Barabar is 42 kms from Gaya and 12 kms east of Bela railway station on the Patna-Gaya highway.
	www.tibet-travels.com /bodhgaya.php (1450 words)

	Bodh Gaya travel guide - Wikitravel
		Bodh Gaya [1] is sacred Buddhist village in the state of Bihar,
		“Six miles south of Gaya is the great temple of Bodh Gaya, one of the holiest places in the world, and the most sacred of all places to the Buddhists.
		The nearest airport is at Gaya (16kms) - Druk Air offer competitive prices on their flights from Bangkok.
	wikitravel.org /en/Bodh_Gaya (690 words)

	Bodh Gaya, the place of the Buddha's Enlightenment
		By far the most popular of the four tradtional Buddhist holy sites (Sarnath, site of the first sermon; Kushinigar, the place where Buddha died; Lumbini, where the Buddha was born; and of courst Bodh Gaya, where the Buddha became enlightened), Bodh Gaya is fascinating.
		The park, which is beautiful and very well maintained, is surrounded by the village of Bodh Gaya which these days contains a variety of temples, hotels, and guest houses.
		The Buddha spent the next seven weeks in the vicinity of the Bodhi Tree experiencing the joy of enlightenment and contemplating the implications of the truths he had realized, after which he set off for Sarnath.
	www.thomasriddle.net /buddhist_sites/bodh_gaya/index.htm (583 words)

	Gypsy Journal - Bodh Gaya (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		Finally, while meditating under a Bodhi tree, on the outskirts of Bodh Gaya, he found the insight he was looking for.
		Ce fut lorsqu’il méditait sous l’arbre « Bodhi », à Bodh Gaya qu’il aurait trouvé ce qu’il recherchait.
		Today Bodh Gaya is a small town mostly dependent on the pilgrims who show up to visit the Mahabodhi Temple or to attend a meditation retreat.
	www.gypsyjournal.com /Chapter.asp?ChapterID=562 (799 words)

	Bodh Gaya
		Bodh Gaya is the holiest site in the Buddhist world.
		In 1891 Dharmapala founded the Bodh Gaya Maha Bodhi Society with the determination to return the temple to the hands of Buddhists and restore its glory.
		When we visited Bodh Gaya it was the 2550th birthday of the Buddha and the full moon of March and the site was decorated with flowers and lights and many pilgrims from around the world.
	www.thezensite.com /BuddhistPhotos/BodhGaya.htm (682 words)

	Bodh Gaya Fast Facts
		It is also the nearest airport for the Buddhist tourist attractions of Bihar.India is planning to declare Bodh Gaya as a free airport to attract Buddhist pilgrims from all over the world, and the Union civil aviation ministry has prepared a proposal to submit to the cabinet.Airport Code:DOM.
		The best time to visit Bodh Gaya is between the months of October and March when it's cooler than the rest of the year.
		Bodh Gaya lies about 65 miles south of Bihar's capital of Patna, and 7 miles from the city of Gaya.
	www.worldroom.com /pages/cg_bodhgaya/fastfacts/bodhgaya_fastfacts.phtml (840 words)

	Bodh Gaya
		Bodh Gaya or Bodhgaya is the location in India of Gautama Siddhartha's attainment of unsurpassed and supreme Enlightenment.
		The complex, about 60 miles from Patna in the state of Bihar, holds the Mahabodhi Temple with the diamond throne (called the Vajrasana) and the holy Bodhi tree.
		Bodh Gaya is a UNESCO World Heritage Site specifically nominated for the international World heritage program.
	www.ebroadcast.com.au /lookup/encyclopedia/bo/Bodhgaya.html (62 words)

	Buddhist Channel \| India \| VHP regains lost ground in Bodh Gaya
		As per Modi's bio-data released in Bodh Gaya, he has been the chairman of the overseas chapter of the Vishwa Hindu Parishad.
		For the last several years, conversions have regularly been taking place in Bodh Gaya and a significant number of Dalits from Bihar as well as other parts of the country, particularly Maharashtra, have embraced Buddhism at baptisation ceremonies conducted at the seat of Buddha's enlightenment.
		During his interaction with mediapersons in Bodh Gaya, the former chairman of the VHP's overseas chapter was quite vocal in denouncing conversions and demanded amendment of chapter 18 of the UN charter.
	www.buddhistchannel.tv /index.php?id=42,252,0,0,1,0 (479 words)

	User Reviews and comparison blog on Gaya & Bodh Gaya - Tourist Attractions by alokshalini on MouthShut.com
		Gaya is located at a distance of about 100 kms from Patna (Bihar?s capital) and is well connected to Patna by road and train.
		Gaya is also directly linked to Kolkatta, Delhi, Mumbai, Nagpur, Jodhpur, Jaipur, Gwalior, Indore, and other cities by train.
		Ya, you can also stay at Bodh Gaya where you can find better hotels and it is just 14 Kms from Gaya city and is well connected by road.
	www.mouthshut.com /review/Gaya_\|\|_Bodh_Gaya-65294-1.html (634 words)

	Bodh Gaya -the place where Prince Siddhartha attained Enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-09)
		This small town, known at the Buddha's time as Uruvela, is the place where all Buddhas, past and future, did and will become enlightened, it is the centre of the Buddhist universe, the Navel of the Earth.
		In the middle of the town is the Mahabodhi Temple with the Bodhi Tree behind it and the surrounding shrines marking the Buddha's seven weeks in Bodh Gaya.
		It is available from the BDMS, 567A Balestier Rd Singapore, 1232.Apart from Gaya you can make three other day trips from Bodh Gaya; to Pragbodhi, to Gurpa and to the little visited Barabar Hills.
	www.ebudhaindia.com /places/bodh_gaya.htm (530 words)

	BODH GAYA - General Information
		This tree is said to be a descendant of the original tree, a branch of which was transplanted at Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka during the period of Emperor Ashoka the great.
		It is believed that Emperor Ashoka's Guru Upagupta led him to various holy sites in the Buddhist tradition, including this tree at Gaya.
		Buddha Gaya is also home to the ancient temple of Buddha.
	www.rajgir-residency.com /bodhgaya.htm (239 words)

	Buddhist religious tour India pilgrimage travel Bodh Gaya India
		Bodh Gaya or the "The Land of Enlightenment Of Buddha”;, is the place where Prince Siddhartha attained enlightenment and came to be known as Gautam Buddha.
		Bodh Gaya is an important religious destination for buddhists worldwide.
		The meditation institutes at Bodh Gaya organize a number of conventions, special meetings and discourses.
	www.indianslivingabroad.com /tourism/bodh-gaya.asp (633 words)

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