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| Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh GayaUNESCO World Heritage SiteMahabodhi TempleLocationBodh Gaya, Bihar, IndiaCriteriaCultural: i, ii, iii, iv, viReference1056Inscription2002 (26th session)Area4.86 haCoordinates24xc2xb041xe2x80xb246xe2x80xb3N 84xc2xb059xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf24.6960xc2xb0N 84.9913xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 24.6960; 84.9913Coordinates: 24xc2xb041xe2x80xb246xe2x80xb3N 84xc2xb059xe2x80xb229xe2x80xb3Exefxbbxbf / xefxbbxbf24.6960xc2xb0N 84.9913xc2xb0Exefxbbxbf / 24.6960; 84.9913Location of the templeShow map of BiharMahabodhi Temple (India)Show map of India | WIKI |
| The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple") or the Mahabodhi Mahavihar, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but much rebuilt and restored, Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. | WIKI |
| Contents 1 The Buddha 2 Mahabodhi Tree 3 Temple construction 3.1 Mauryan establishment 3.2 Sunga structures 3.2.1 Columns with pot-shaped bases 3.2.2 Railings 3.3 Current pyramidal temple 4 Decline 5 Mucalinda Lake 6 Restoration 7 Architectural style 8 Control of the site 9 Current status and management 10 Recent events 10.1 2013 attack 11 Mahabodhi Temple replica 12 Notes 13 References 14 Further reading 15 External links | WIKI |
| Ashoka's Mahabodhi Temple and Diamond throne in Bodh Gaya, built c. 250 BCE. | WIKI |
| In that location, Mahabodhi Temple was built by Emperor Ashoka in around 260 BCE. | WIKI |
| Another relief of the early circular Mahabodhi Temple, Bharhut, c. 100 BCE. | WIKI |
| Several specific places at the current Mahabodhi Temple relate to the traditions surrounding these seven weeks:[5] | WIKI |
| This spot is marked by the Animeshlocha Stupa, that is, the unblinking stupa or shrine, to the north-east of the Mahabodhi Temple complex. | WIKI |
| These columns, which were found through archaeological research at the Buddha's Walk in the Mahabodhi Temple, quite precisely match the columns described on the reliefs found on the gateway pillars. | WIKI |
| The railing also around the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya is quite ancient. | WIKI |
| The Mahabodhi Temple in 150xe2x80x93200 CE. | WIKI |
| Recent images of the plaque [3][4]The Mahabodhi Temple: a stepped pyramid with round stupa on top. | WIKI |
| While Asoka is considered the Mahabodhi temple's founder, the current pyramidal structure dates from the Gupta Empire, in the 5thxe2x80x936th century CE. | WIKI |
| However this may represent a restoration of earlier work of the 2nd or 3rd century: a plaque from Kumrahar dated 150xe2x80x93200 CE, based on its dated Kharoshthi inscriptions and combined finds of Huvishka coins, already shows the Mahabodhi Temple in its current shape with a stepped truncated pyramid and a small hemispherical stupa with finals on top. | WIKI |
| [20] The Mahabodhi Temple adapted the Gandharan design of a succession of steps with niches containing Buddha images, alternating with Greco-Roman pillars, and top by a stupa, as seen in the stupas of Jaulian. | WIKI |
| During this period, the Mahabodhi Temple fell into disrepair and was largely abandoned. | WIKI |
| [5] Over the following centuries, the monastery's abbot or mahant position became occupied by the area's primary landholder, who claimed ownership of the Mahabodhi Temple grounds. | WIKI |
| In the 13th century, Burmese Buddhists built a temple with the same name and modelled on the original Mahabodhi Temple. | WIKI |
| A statue of Mucalinda protecting the Buddha in Mucalinda Lake, Mahabodhi Temple | WIKI |
| [27] In the 1880s, the then-British colonial government of India began to restore Mahabodhi Temple under the direction of Sir Alexander Cunningham and Joseph David Beglar. | WIKI |
| Mahabodhi Temple is constructed of brick and is one of the oldest brick structures to have survived in eastern India. | WIKI |
| [5] Mahabodhi Temple's central tower rises 55 metres (180xc2xa0ft), and were heavily renovated in the 19th century. | WIKI |
| The Mahabodhi Temple is surrounded on all four sides by stone railings, about two metres high. | WIKI |
| [35][36] In 1891, Anagarika Dharmapala was on a pilgrimage to the recently restored Mahabodhi Temple. | WIKI |
| One of its primary aims was the restoration to Buddhist control of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, the chief of the four ancient Buddhist holy sites. | 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 |
| In June 2002, the Mahabodhi Temple became a UNESCO World Heritage Site. | WIKI |
| Mahabodhi Temple replica[edit] | WIKI |
| Mahabodhi Temple is one of the most replicated Buddhist structures, both as temples and miniature replicas. | WIKI |
| Zhenjue Temple, Beijing, China Mahabodhi Temple, Bagan, Myanmar Wat Chet Yot, Chiang Mai, Thailand Thatta Thattaha Maha Bawdi Pagoda, Myanmar Land of Medicine Buddha, Soquel, CA U.S.A. (near Santa Cruz, CA) [62] Bodh Gaya Chedi Replica (Chedi Phutthakhaya Chamlong) in Wat Yansangwararam, Chonburi Province, Thailand[63] | WIKI |
| The Mahabodhi Temple Complex, Bodh Gaya lies 115 km south of the state capital of Bihar, Patna and 16 km from the district headquarters at Gaya, in Eastern India. | UNESCO |
| The property has a total area of 4.8600 ha.The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is the first temple built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5thxe2x80x936th centuries. | UNESCO |
| The present Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya comprises the 50 m high grand Temple, the Vajrasana, sacred Bodhi Tree and other six sacred sites of Buddha's enlightenment, surrounded by numerous ancient Votive stupas, well maintained and protected by inner, middle and outer circular boundaries. | UNESCO |
| They vary in shape and size, from the simplest to the most sumptuous ones.In the context of philosophical and cultural history, Mahabodhi Temple Complex is of great relevance as it marks the most important event in the life of Lord Buddha, the moment when Prince Siddhartha attained Enlightenment and became Buddha, an event that shaped human thought and belief. | UNESCO |
| This property is now revered as the holiest place of Buddhist pilgrimage in the world and is considered the cradle of Buddhism in the history of mankind.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. | UNESCO |
| It is one of the few representations of the architectural genius of the Indian people in constructing fully developed brick temples in that eraCriterion (ii): The Mahabodhi Temple, one of the few surviving examples of early brick structures in India, has had significant influence in the development of architecture over the centuries.Criterion (iii): The site of the Mahabodhi Temple provides exceptional records for the events associated with the life of Buddha and subsequent worship, particularly since Emperor Asoka built the first temple, the balustrades, and the memorial column.Criterion (iv): The present Temple is one of the earliest and most imposing structures built entirely in brick from the late Gupta period. | UNESCO |
| The sculpted stone balustrades are an outstanding early example of sculptural reliefs in stone.Criterion (vi): The Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bodh Gaya has direct association with the life of the Lord Buddha, being the place where He attained the supreme and perfect insight. | UNESCO |
| The Mahabodhi Temple Complex has continuous visitation by pilgrims from all over the world to offer prayers, perform religious ceremonies and meditate. | UNESCO |
| The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is the property of the State Government of Bihar. | UNESCO |