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    The Mahabodhi Temple (literally: "Great Awakening Temple") or the Mahābodhi Mahāvihāra, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is an ancient, but restored Buddhist...
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    The Mahabodhi Temple (Burmese: မဟာဗောဓိဘုရား [məhà bɔ́dḭ tɕáʊɰ̃]) is a Buddhist temple located in Bagan, Myanmar. It was constructed during the reign of...
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    Gayā is a religious site and place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple complex, situated in the Gaya district in the Indian state of Bihar...
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    Buddhist movement. In 1891, while on pilgrimage to the recently restored Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, the location where Siddhartha Gautama (the Buddha) attained...
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    Some of the earliest free-standing temples may have been of a circular type. Ashoka also built the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya circa 250 BCE, a circular...
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    trees. The foremost example of an existing tree is the Mahabodhi Tree growing at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, which is often cited as a direct descendant...
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    planning, economic growth and heritage conservation projects. The Mahabodhi Temple complex at Bodh Gaya is a World Heritage Site declared by UNESCO The...
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    complexes of the Ajanta Caves and the Ellora Caves (Maharashtra). The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar is another well-known example. As Buddhism spread...
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    Madhya Pradesh, India Dhamek Stupa, Sarnath, Uttar Pradesh, India Mahabodhi Temple, Bihar, India Barabar Caves, Bihar, India Nalanda Mahavihara (some...
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    the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya. "Patan: Modern storehouse of traditions". OnlineKhabar English News. Retrieved 1 April 2021. "Mahabouddha Temple | Patan...
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    Kafirkot temple, Punjab, Pakistan, 7th–9th century CE Parabolic arch, Mahabodhi temple, 1st–2nd century CE Pointed arch Mahabodhi temple, 6th–7th century...
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    On 7 July 2013 a series of ten bombs exploded in and around the Mahabodhi Temple complex, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in Bodh Gaya, India. Five people...
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    the remains. Temple plan. Drawing of original temple Relief of a circular temple, Bharhut, circa 100 BCE. Early circular Mahabodhi Temple, Bharhut, circa...
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    Stupa (redirect from Chedi (temple))
    from the design of the stepped stupas that developed in Gandhara. The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya is one such example, formed of a succession of steps with...
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    Shikhara (category Hindu temple architecture)
    The early history of the Hindu shikhara is unclear, but the Buddhist Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya has a straight-sided shikhara tower over 55 metres (180...
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    Tibetan Buddhist embroidery representing Mount Sumeru. The Mahabodhi Temple, a famous Buddhist temple at Bodhgaya, India, representing Mount Meru. Hindus believe...
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  • enlightenment the Mahabodhi temple now stands. Every year, many Buddhists make pilgrimages from all over the world to visit and meditate at the temple. The Buddha...
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    such as Bodh Gaya and its Mahabodhi temple. Dharmapāla and the society promoted the building of Buddhist vihāras and temples in India, including the one...
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    ancient stone slab located under the Bodhi tree, directly beside the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. The slab is thought to have been placed at Bodhgayā by...
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  • site in Buddhism and a key place of pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex in Bihar's Gaya district. Gautama Buddha preached many sermons...
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    complexes of the Ajanta Caves and the Ellora Caves (Maharashtra). The Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya in Bihar is another well-known example. The pagoda is...
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    UNESCO World Heritage Sites such as the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya and the Nalanda monastery. The Mahabodhi temple is one of the most important places...
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    Angkor Wat (redirect from Angkor Wat temple)
    Wat (/ˌæŋkɔːr ˈwɒt/; Khmer: អង្គរវត្ត, "City/Capital of Temples") is a Hindu-Buddhist temple complex in Cambodia. Located on a site measuring 162.6 hectares...
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    දළදා මාළිගාව), commonly known in English as the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic, is a Buddhist temple in Kandy, Sri Lanka. It is located in the Royal...
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    Shaolin Monastery (少林寺; shàolínsì), also known as Shaolin Temple, is a monastic institution recognized as the birthplace of Chan Buddhism and the cradle...
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    pilgrims (5-6th century AD), that there was a pillar of Ashoka at the Mahabodhi Temple founded by Ashoka, that it was crowned by an elephant. The same Chinese...
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    the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya circa 250 BC, possibly also a circular structure, next to the Bodhi tree. Representations of this early temple structure...
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    to a Sinhalese monk called Mangalavamsin for the maintenance of the Mahabodhi temple. During the reign of Acarya Pithi Buddhasena, the region began to experience...
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    Swayambhunath (redirect from Monkey Temple)
    access points: a long staircase leading directly to the main platform of the temple, which is from the top of the hill to the east; and a car road around the...
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    Tōdai-ji (redirect from Todai Temple)
    Tōdai-ji (東大寺, Todaiji temple, "Eastern Great Temple") is a Buddhist temple complex that was once one of the powerful Seven Great Temples, located in the city...
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