Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Buddhist Monuments at Sanchi' has mentioned 'Bodh Gaya' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| 3 3.4 Sunga Pillar 4 Satavahana period (1st century BCE xe2x80x93 1st century CE) 4.1 Material and carving technique 4.2 Architecture: evolution of the load-bearing pillar capital 4.3 Main themes of the reliefs 4.3.1 Jatakas 4.3.2 Miracles 4.3.3 Temptation of the Buddha 4.3.4 War over the Buddha's Relics 4.3.5 Removal of the relics by Ashoka 4.3.6 Building of the Bodh Gaya temple by Ashoka 4.3.7 Foreign devotees 4.3.8 Aniconism 4.4 The Gateways or Toranas 4.4.1 Stupa 1 Southern Gateway 4.4.2 Stupa 1 Northern Gateway 4.4.3 Stupa 1 Eastern Gateway 4.4.4 Stupa 1 Western Gateway 4.4.5 Stupa 3 Southern Gateway 5 Later periods 5.1 Western Satraps 5.2 Guptas 5.3 Lion pillar No 26 5.4 Pillar 35 6 Sanchi and the Greco-Buddhist art of Gandhara 7 Western rediscovery 8 Chetiyagiri Vihara and the Sacred Relics 9 Inscriptions 10 See also 11 References 12 Literature 13 External links | WIKI |
| The style of the Shunga period decorations at Sanchi bear a close similarity to those of Bharhut, as well as the peripheral balustrades at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| Building of the Bodh Gaya temple by Ashoka[edit] | WIKI |
| Ashoka went to Bodh Gaya to visit the Bodhi Tree under which the Buddha had his enlightenment, as described his Major Rock Edict No.8. | WIKI |
| This temple became the center of Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| Numerous other sculptures at Sanchi show scenes of devotion towards the Bodhi Tree, and the Bodhi Tree inside its temple at Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| [97] Left pillar, Inner face Top panel Bodhi tree temple of Bodh Gaya built by Ashoka. | WIKI |
| He would thereafter build a temple around the tree, seen in the panel above, and which would become the sacred temple of Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| Rear central architrave The actual "Diamond throne" at Bodh Gaya, built by Ashoka circa 260 BCE. | WIKI |
| Towards the left end of the panel is the pipal tree at Bodh Gaya with an umbrella and streamers above, and, in front, the diamond throne (Vajrasana) of the Buddha, whereon he sat when he withstood the temptations and threats of Mara, the Satan of Buddhism, and when he attained to Buddhahood. | WIKI |
| Temple for the Bodhi Tree in Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| The illumination of the Buddha occurred here under the Bodhi Tree at Bodh Gaya, and Asoka built a Diamond throne at the location, as well as a temple to protect the Bodhi Tree within. | WIKI |
| [106] The throne was discovered after excavations near the location of the Bodhi tree in the 19th century, and is now revered at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya. | WIKI |
| This scene extends over the three sections of the architrave, In the center is the temple of Bodh Gaya with the pipal tree and the throne of the Buddha within; to the right, the armies of Mara fleeing discomfited from the Buddha; to the left, the devas celebrating the victory of the Buddha over the Evil One and exalting his glorious achievements. | WIKI |
| The temple at Bodh Gaya, which enclosed the Bodhi tree, was built two centuries later by Emperor Ashoka. | WIKI |
| Possibly the tree is the Rajayatana tree at Bodh Gaya, beneath which the Buddha sat shortly after his enlightenment. | WIKI |