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	Maha Bodhi Temple Bihar,Mahabodhi Temple,Buddhist Temples,Buddha Temples,Buddhist Temple In India,Bihar India
		The architecture of this temple is unparalleled in North India.
		The canopy structure of this temple is very different and attractive from temples usually found in North India.
		In 1876 the ruler of Burma in agreement with the British government of India had rebuilt the temple on the remains of the older structure.
	www.indiantravelportal.com /bihar/temples/maha-bodhi-temple.html (196 words)

	History of the Mahabodhi Temple
		All accounts of the temple prior to the British restoration in 1880 indicate that it was an uncared for and neglected ruin, with the ground floor and second floor chambers collapsed.
		It was in 1880 that the Governor of Bengal appointed J.D. Beglar to restore the temple in conjunction with the Burmese.
		However, one photograph of the temple during clearance reveals a ribbed object near the south-east corner of the plinth, that might be the remains of a small Stupa.
	website.lineone.net /~rootinstitute/holy_objects/temple-history.html (1169 words)

	Bagan : Mahabodhi Temple, Myanmar(Burma)
		Mahabodhi Temple of Bagan was modeled after the famous Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar State, India during AD 500.
		It commemorates the spot where the Buddha attained enlightenment; this monument was built during the reign of King Nantaungmya (1211-34).
		The lower section of Bagan's Mahabodhi is quadrangular block supporting the pyramidal structure.
	www.ancientbagan.com /mahabodhi-temple.htm (79 words)

	Mahabodhi Temple
		Mahabodhi was claimed by Saivite Hindus for a time, was heavily restored by Sir Alexander Cunningham in the second half of the 19th century, and finally restored by Burmese Buddhists in 1882.
		In 1891, the Mahabodhi Society was founded with the aim of reclaiming Bodhgaya and the Mahabodhi temple from Hindu to Buddhist control.
		Immediately next to the Mahabodhi Temple is the Bodhi Tree, a descendent of the very tree under which the Buddha was enlightened, and the Jewel Walk, marking the place where the Buddha is said to have practiced walking meditation for seven days after his enlightenment.
	www.sacred-destinations.com /india/mahabodhi-temple.htm (579 words)

	NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Mahabodhi Temple
		Mahabodhi Temple is constructed of brick and is one of the oldest brick structures to have survived in eastern India.
		Mahabodhi Temple's central tower rise to 55 meters, and were heavily renovated in the 19th century.
		Mahabodhi Temple is claimed as property of state government of Bihar, part of India.
	www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Mahabodhi-Temple (4502 words)

	Science Fair Projects - Mahabodhi Temple
		Mahabodhi's first head monk under the management committee was Anagarika Munindra, a Bengali man who had been an active member of the Maha Bodhi Society.
		The Mahabodhi Temple is one the earliest brick structures to have survived in eastern India.
		According to the Bodh Gaya Temple Act (1949), the state government is responsible for the protection, management, and monitoring of temple and its properties.
	www.all-science-fair-projects.com /science_fair_projects_encyclopedia/Mahabodhi_Temple (1218 words)

	Taj Mahal - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		On the inner (garden) side, the wall is fronted by columned arcades, a feature typical of Hindu temples later incorporated into Mughal mosques.
		P.N. Oak, President of The Institute for Rewriting Indian History, has repeatedly asserted that the Taj Mahal was a Hindu temple of the god Shiva, usurped and remodeled by Shah Jahan.
		The temple's name, he says, was originally "Tejo Mahalaya"; this was corrupted over time to "Taj Mahal".
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Taj_Mahal (6244 words)

	mahabodhi temple bodhgaya travel guide, traveling to mahabodhi temple bodhgaya, mahabodhi temple bodhgaya tours, ...
		The Mahabodhi Temple is the hub of this land.
		A 50 mt high pyramidal spire crowns the Mahabodhi temple, inside which, is a large gilded image of the Buddha.
		Although the current temple was restored in the 11th century, and again in 1882.
	www.xlholidays.com /destinations/bihar/traveling-to-mahabodhitemplebodhgaya.html (302 words)

	Bodh Gaya, Information about Bodh Gaya, Bodh Gaya Tour
		The Ashoka erected a shrine near the Bodhi tree which was replaced by the Mahabodhi temple in the 2nd century.
		The temple bears the stamp of the architecture of the Gupta Dynasty and subsequent ages.
		The temple carries inscriptions recording the visits of pilgrims from Sri Lanka, China and Mayanmar in the 7th the 10th centuries A.D. Hieun Tsang, the Chinese traveler, also visited the temple in the 7th Century.
	www.indovacations.net /english/AboutBodhgaya.htm (866 words)

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		The Mahabodhi Temple is taking the help of Japanese scientists to look for ways to rescue the holy tree at Buddhism's birthplace from certain death.
		The scientists, in a report to the Mahabodhi temple committee, suggested regular pruning of the branches and a ban on burning of oil lamps and candles near the tree.
		Temple sources say it is the sixth regeneration of the original one growing in the Buddha's time.
	www.deccanherald.com /deccanherald/nov30/sl7.asp (943 words)

	PD News - Mahabodhi Temple in Danger of Losing World Heritage Status
		Gaya's fame to the world, the 1,500 year old Mahabodhi Temple, is under the threat of losing its world heritage status after a UNESCO team gave the Bihar government an 'F' for failing to follow the UN guidelines and allowing housing and business establishments to mushroom around the temple in violation of UN-provided minimum requirements.
		An UN team is expected to visit the temple where Lord Buddha attained enlightenment nearly 2,500 years ago later this month to evaluate the condition of the temple and one-mile radius around it.
		The Rabri government had assured the UN that it would ensure the guidelines were followed and the temple maintenance was done on a regular basis in adherence to the prescribed codes.
	www.patnadaily.com /news05/april/040705/gaya_temple_under_threat.html (258 words)

	Bodhgaya Travel, Tour Packages, Tours, Hotels, Holidays Or Vacation In Bodhgaya
		The Mahabodhi temple is located on the 3rd-century-BC shrine, erected by Ashoka.
		The Japanese Temple - The Japanese temple with a blue tiled roof is enormous, and under a canopied ceiling, where the Buddha contemplates his visitors.
		Legend has it that this temple was built on Lord Vishnu's footsteps and is hence considered very sacred by the devotees.
	us.makemytrip.com /destination/bodh_gaya/bodh_gaya1.htm (627 words)

	Bodh Gaya
		Some historians believe that the temple was constructed or renovated in the 1st century during the Kushan period.
		With the decline of Buddhism in India, the temple was abandoned and forgotten, buried under deep layers of soil and sand.
		The temple was later restored by Sir Alexander Cunningham as part of his work for the British Archaeological Society in the late 19th century.
	www.dejavu.org /cgi-bin/get.cgi?ver=93&url=http%3A%2F%2Farticles.gourt.com%2F%3Farticle%3DBodhgaya%26type%3Den (667 words)

	Mahabodhi Temple of Bodh Gaya
		It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples, in the Indian subcontinent that is built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period.
		The temple is one of the few representations of the architectural genius of the Indian people in constructing fully developed brick temples in that era.
		The Mahabodhi Temple built on the east of the sacred tree stands majestically 170 feet high on a base 50 feet square, and consists of a soaring 54 meters high pyramidal tower surmounted by a stupa and an ornamental arch way at the entrance.
	www.indianetzone.com /3/mahabodhi_temple_bodh_gaya.htm (769 words)

	bodhgaya, mahabodhi temple bodhgaya, bodhgaya monasteries, buddha
		The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, marked by a 52 mt tall spire and home to a large gilded statue of the Buddha, stands next to the Bodhi Tree.
		The temple is believed to have been built by the Emperor Ashok, and is decorated with friezes depicting the life of the Buddha.
		Along the northern wall of the Mahabodhi temple is a raised walkway known as the Chankramana Chaitya- the `Jewel Path’- where the Buddha meditated as he walked.
	www.journeymart.com /Dexplorer/AsiaIS/India/india_addon/spiritual/bodhgaya.asp (614 words)

	mahabodhi temple bodhgaya guide, mahabodhi temple bodhgaya travel, mahabodhi temple bodhgaya travel info, mahabodhi ...
		The Mahabodhi Temple is the hub of this land.
		A 50 mt high pyramidal spire crowns the Mahabodhi temple, inside which, is a large gilded image of the Buddha.
		Although the current temple was restored in the 11th century, and again in 1882.
	www.planetgypsy.com /destinations/INDIA/bihar/mahabodhitemplebodhgaya.html (226 words)

	National Portal of India : Know India : Culture and Heritage
		The Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya is located in the central part of the state of Bihar, in the northeastern part of India.
		The first temple was built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries.
		The site of the Mahabodhi Temple provides exceptional records of the events associated with the life of Buddha and subsequent worship, particularly since Emperor Ashoka built the first temple, the balustrades, and the memorial column.
	india.gov.in /knowindia/mahabodhi_temple_bodhgaya.php (218 words)

	3. The Bodh Gaya temple controversy
		The movement for the “liberation” of the Mahabodhi temple was formally launched by a Japanese monk, Bhadant Arya Nagarjuna Surai Sasai.
		Hindus never destroyed the Mahabodhi temple, they never took it from the Buddhists, they have handed it over for Buddhist worship in a settlement piloted by the Hindu Mahasabha, and they are not interfering nor claiming a right to interfere with Buddhist practices there.
		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”.
	koenraadelst.voiceofdharma.com /books/acat/ch3.htm (2117 words)

	Temples And Legends Of Bihar - Konch ( Page 1)
		As a matter of fact, there is a theory that the ancient brick built temple at Konch served as the model for the Mahabodhi temple.
		But the Konch temple differs from the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya in that the latter has its four, sides straight from top to bottom, while the Konch temple has its sides curved in the, upper portion.
		Moreover, the Bodh Gaya temple has numerous niches with images and ornamentation’s on the exterior of its walls, whereas the exterior of the Konch temple has no such niches.
	hindubooks.org /temples/bihar/konch/page1.htm (232 words)

	Archived conservation news articles on Mahabodhi
		Emphasising that the Mahabodhi temple was not the concern of either just the Centre or the state, he said, "It should be considered a common heritage of mankind...
		The Mahabodhi temple is the holiest of the four sacred sites related to Buddha, who was born in Lumbini, Nepal, and is said to have attained enlightenment in...
		GAYA : The Mahabodhi Temple, the most sacred Buddhist shrine, was formally dedicated to the "humanity at large" at a function held on the shrine premises...
	conservation.mongabay.com /files/Mahabodhi.htm (1484 words)

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		Mahabodhi Temple is a monument where people come from all over the world to offer prayers and seek the blessings of the Enlightened One.
		Mahabodhi Temple finds mention in the pillar edicts of Emperor Ashoka and is seen depicted in the sculptures in Sanchi and Bharhut as well as reflected in the accounts by various travellers through the course of centuries, including the Chinese travellers of the 4th and 5th centuries.
		The known history of the Bodhgaya temple has been recorded from the time of Ashoka (when he built the Vajrasana under the Bodhi Tree and the sculptural railings around it) up to the 12th Century when Burmese kings carried out restoration and conservation work of the temple.
	www.the-south-asian.com /May-2002/Mahabodhi_Temple1.htm (412 words)

	Bodh Gaya: Like a Stairway to Heaven - Bodh Gaya from 500 CE to 1420
		This temple is identified as being at Bodh Gaya by its accompanying inscription.
		One inscription urges tenants on land owned by the Mahabodhi Temple to be submissive and obedient to the monk who administered the land, while another reminds tenants "to bring to the donee at the proper time the due revenue..." Monasteries had an interest in improving the land they owned and the resources to do it.
		The whole temple complex was surrounded by a square wall, at a distance of about an arrowshot from the temple itself, and with its main gate to the east.
	www.buddhanet.net /bodh_gaya/bodh_gaya03.htm (12346 words)

	Mahabodhi Temple - Slider
		Ashoka is considered the founder of the Mahabodhi Temple.
		The Mahabodhi Temple is surrounded on all four sides by stone railings, about two meters high.
		The members of the Temple Management Committee, as of 2002, are:
	enc.slider.com /Enc/Mahabodhi_Temple (975 words)

	The Sunday Tribune - Spectrum - Travel
		The temple, which belongs to the Gupta dynasty and subsequent ages, stands east of the Bodhi tree under which the seeking prince attained Enlightenment.
		Also, there are a large number of monasteries in the vicinity of the Mahabodhi temple which reflect the reverence of various Buddhist countries like Thailand and Japan in their colourful designs and structures.
		The World Heritage status to the Mahabodhi temple follows the Darjeeling Himalayan Railway, which was conferred the heritage status in 1999.
	www.tribuneindia.com /2003/20030413/spectrum/travel.htm (738 words)

	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya - UNESCO World Heritage Centre
		The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment.
		The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries.
		Criterion (i): The grand 50m high Mahabodhi Temple of the 5th-6th centuries is of immense importance, being one of the earliest temple constructions existing in the Indian sub-continent.
	whc.unesco.org /pg.cfm?cid=31&id_site=1056 (322 words)

	Mahabodhi Temple - Bagan, Myanmar
		Mahabodhi Temple of Bagan was known to have been modelled after the famous Mahabodhi temple in Bodhgaya, Bihar State of India.
		The original Mahabodhi Temple of India was built during AD 500.
		Mahabodhi Temple was built by King Zeyatheinkha, also known as Nadaungmyar, and Htilominlo, in A.D 1215.
	www.myanmartravelinformation.com /mti-bagan/mahabawdi.htm (456 words)

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