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The history of Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya [electronic resource] / K.T.S. Sarao.

This book offers an overview of the emergence of Bodh Gayā as a sacred site within Gayā Dharmakṣetra. It contextualizes the different encounters, incidents, and legends connected to the Buddhas experiences shortly before and after he attained Bodhi - when, spiritually speaking, he was extremely lone...

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Online Access: Full Text (via Springer)
Main Author: Sarao, K. T. S.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Singapore : Springer, 2020.
Subjects:
Mahabodhi Temple Complex (Buddh Gaya, India) > History.
Buddh Gaya (India) > History.
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Preface
  • Acknowledgements
  • About This Book
  • Contents
  • About the Author
  • 1 Background
  • References
  • 2 The Gayā Dharmakṣetra and Its Neighbourhood
  • References
  • 3 The Mahābodhi Temple Complex
  • References
  • 4 The Mahābodhi Tree
  • References
  • 5 The Mahābodhi Temple: Origin, Evolution, and Dilapidation
  • References
  • 6 The Sri Lankans, the Turuṣkas, the Mahants, and the British
  • References
  • 7 The Politics of Anagārika Dharmapāla and Its Aftermath
  • References
  • Appendix A A Brief History of Bodh Gayā Math, District Gayā
  • Appendix B Calcutta High Court.
  • Appendix C The Bodh Gaya Temple Act, 1949
  • Appendix D Bye-Laws of the Bodh Gaya Temple
  • Appendix E Application for the Inscription of the Mahabodhi Temple Complex as a World Heritage Site
  • Appendix F World Heritage Status
  • Appendix G The Bodhgaya Temple (Amendment) Act 2013
  • References
  • Index.

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