The Hindu monks assumed control of the Bodh Gaya site after Buddhism’s decline in India following Islamic invasions in the 12th century.

nearly 100 Buddhist monks under the All India Buddhist Forum (AIBF) have been protesting, first at the Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple or Mahavihara, and later a little down the road, demanding a ...

At the same time, the Bodh Gaya site has only been partially handed over to the Buddhists—with Brahmins still playing a key ...

They are part of a protest by Buddhists that has erupted across India in recent weeks over a demand that control of Bodh Gaya’s Mahabodhi Temple, one of the faith’s most sacred shrines, be handed over ...

The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, ...

Buddhist monks at the Mahabodhi Mahavira temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya paid tribute to the Pahalgam terror attack victims on ...

Before this, ties between India's Hindu and Buddhist communities had largely remained free of controversy. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

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Buddhist groups have asked the Central and Bihar governments to change existing laws and hand over the management of Bodh Gaya temple to Buddhists before Buddha Jayanti on May 12. The temple in ...

In a major boost to tourism and infrastructure in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Wednesday inaugurated the Mahabodhi ...

There is barely anyone at the site of the peepal tree on the banks of the now-dry Niranjana river, where Siddhartha Gautama became the Buddha, after he is believed to have attained samma-sambodhi ...

Buddhist monks at the Mahabodhi Mahavira temple in Bihar's Bodh Gaya paid tribute to the Pahalgam terror attack victims on Friday. In a display of global unity and ...