Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

World Heritage

India

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The Mahabodhi Temple complex is one of the four holy sites associated with the life of Buddha, and especially with enlightenment. The first temple was built by Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, and the current temple was built in the 5th or 6th century AD. It is one of the earliest surviving Buddhist temples in India built entirely in brick, and was built during the late Gupta period.

# 3rd century BC

# Mahabodhi Temple

# Buddha Enlightenment

# Ashoka

# 5th or 6th century AD

# Full brick building

Temple before restoration

Another relief of the early circular Mahabodhi Temple, Bharhut, c. 100 BCE

Mahabodhi Temple

Reconstitution of the Sunga period pillars at Bodh Gaya, from archaeology (left) and from artistic r...

A statue of Mucalinda protecting the Buddha in Mucalinda Lake, Mahabodhi Temple

The Mahabodhi Temple in 150–200 CE. Recent images of the plaque [3][4]

Ashoka's Mahabodhi Temple and Diamond throne in Bodh Gaya, built c. 250 BCE. The inscription between...

Bodh Gaya Sunga pillar

The stupa finial on top of the pyramidal structure.[22]

The temple as it appeared in 1899, shortly after its restoration in the 1880s

Bodhi Tree

Discovery of the Diamond throne, built by Ashoka c. 250 BCE

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Information extracted from Wikidata

uses	7592512-6
country	India
executive body	Mahabodhi Temple
location of creation	Mahabodhi Temple
number of rooms	lccn-n84163941
office held by head of the organization	http://g.co/kg/m/01gyyv
Commons category	Mahabodhi Temple
coordinate location	Point(84.991358 24.696004)
named as	Buddha Gaya Temple
topic's main category	Category:Mahabodhi Temple
Commons gallery	Mahabodhi Temple
Commons Institution page	Mahabodhi Temple
area	4.86
World Heritage criteria	Larousse Encyclopedia online
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
World Heritage criteria	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)
category for the interior of the item	Category:Interior of the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya

image	http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Mahabodhitemple.jpg
media legend	Mahabodhi Temple
start time	2002-01-01T00:00:00Z
official name	مجمع معابد مهابودهي في بودهغايا
official name	Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya
official name	Conjunto del Templo de Mahabodhi en Bodhgaya
official name	Ensemble du temple de la Mahabodhi à Bodhgaya
official name	ブッダガヤの大菩提寺
official name	Mahabodhi tempelcomplex
official name	Храмовый комплекс Махабодхи в Бодх-Гайя
official name	菩提伽耶的摩诃菩提寺
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (i)
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (ii)
volume as quantity	Larousse Encyclopedia online
volume as quantity	World Heritage selection criterion (vi)