Occurrence of Attributes in Original Text
The text related to the cultural heritage 'Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya' has mentioned 'Buddhists' in the following places:
| Occurrence Sentence | Text Source |
|---|---|
| The site contains a descendant of the Bodhi Tree under which Buddha gained enlightenment, and has been a major pilgrimage destination for Hindus and Buddhists for well over two thousand years, and some elements probably date to the period of Ashoka (died c. 232 BCE). | WIKI |
| In the 13th century, Burmese Buddhists built a temple with the same name and modelled on the original Mahabodhi Temple. | WIKI |
| Weligama Sri Sumangala published several articles drawing the attention of the Buddhists to the deplorable conditions of Buddhagaya. | WIKI |
| In 1891, a campaign was initiated, seeking the return of control of the temple to Buddhists, over the objections of the Hindu mahant. | WIKI |
| [37] Here he experienced a shock to find the temple in the hands of a Saivite priest, the Buddha image transformed into a Hindu icon and Buddhists barred from worship. | WIKI |
| It was then the temple management of Bodh Gaya was entrusted to a committee comprised in equal numbers of Hindus and Buddhists. | WIKI |
| [41] Also in 2013, one thousand Indian Buddhists protested at the Mahabodhi Temple site to demand that control over it be given to Buddhists. | WIKI |
| [43][44] These Buddhists included such leaders as Bhante Anand (president of the Akhil Bharatiya Bhikkhu Mahasangh, an influential body of monks), as well as the president of the Bodh Gaya Mukti Andolan Samiti. | WIKI |
| Buddhists from all over the world today venerate Bodh Gaya as the holiest place of Buddhist pilgrimage in the world. | UNESCO |