Bodh Gaya
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Location
Bodh Gaya is located in northeastern India. It is a southwestern Bihar state in India and is also west of the Phalgu River.
Description
Mahabodhi Temple
Praying Monks
Bodhi Tree
This a picture of the Bodhi Tree.
History
Siddhartha Gautama
This is a picture of Siddhartha Gautama.
Thai Monastery
Kagyu Monastery
Sacredness
Bodh Gaya is an international pilgrimage destination. Buddhist temples and monasteries were built by different parts of Southeastern Asia. The buildings show architectural style of their countries. For example, there is a 200 year old statue of the Buddha which was brought from China and a pagoda-shaped Nippon Temple from Japan. There is also a pagoda-shaped Temple from Myanmar and sloping, curved, tiled roof from Thai.
From Tibet, there are two Buddhist temples.
The Great Buddha Statue
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Web Page
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