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Now, Hindus can't head Mahabodhi Society  -  Sep 28, 2008
Times of IndiaKOLKATA: Buddha wasn't born as Buddhist? Sorry, even he can't be the president of the Mahabodhi Society of India. Following changes in its rules enforced ...

Monk kills himself in Mahabodhi temple  -  Mar 5, 2009
Times of IndiaGAYA: A young Buddhist monk hanged himself from a tree, only 100 metres from the sacred Bodhi Tree, in the famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya town on ...

Buddhists should be majority in Mahabodhi panel: Paswan  -  Dec 28, 2009
The HinduPTI. The Hindu The LJP chief Ramvilas Paswan addressing a press conference in Patna on on Sunday. Photo: Ranjeet Kumar. Calling for amendment to the act to ...

Mahabodhi tree intact : Former Sri Lankan PM  -  Jul 22, 2006
OneindiaGaya (Bihar), July 22: Former Sri Lankan Prime Minister R Vikramsinghe today categorically stated that Mahabodhi tree in Bodh Gaya where Lord Buddha ...

Mahabodhi Express to Gaya cancelled  -  Feb 28, 2007
Times of IndiaNEW DELHI: The Mahabodhi Express (2398), scheduled to depart for Gaya from here on Wednesday, stands cancelled. The train, which was to leave from New Delhi ...

Hindu monk strives to save Mahabodhi temple  -  May 4, 2008
IBNLive.comSAVING THE TREE: The man fighting to secure the future of this Buddhist site is a Hindu monk. ibnlive.com is on mobile now. Read news, watch videos ...

Experts to conduct test on Mahabodhi tree  -  Jun 27, 2007
HinduGaya, June 27 (PTI): The Bihar government has ordered a test by experts to determine whether a branch of the Mahabodhi tree, under which Lord Buddha is ...

Trader shot dead in Mahabodhi Express  -  Feb 19, 2009
Times of IndiaGAYA: Satish Mishra, a 26-year-old businessman, was shot dead in Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express (2397 Up) between Bihar's Anugrah Narain Road and ...

… Under The Banyan Tree.(World Affairs)(Mahabodhi Temple in India)( …  -  Mar 10, 2008
Pay-Per-View - Newsweek International - HighBeam ResearchBig Trouble Under The Banyan Tree.(World Affairs)(Mahabodhi Temple in India)(Cover story) ... find Newsweek International articles.

Richard Gere meets Dalai Lama in Bodh Gaya  -  Jan 6, 2010
മലയാള മനോരമHe may be busy in offering prayers, worshipping at the Mahabodhi temple and ... The 1500-year-old Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya is the holiest Buddhist ...

Fasting Buddhist monks hospitalised  -  Jan 9, 2010
The HinduThree monks,on an indefinite fast here since January 1, to press for ensuring total Buddhist control over the management of Mahabodhi temple, ...

No proposal to delist Buddha temple: Unesco  -  Apr 26, 2005
Times of IndiaMahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya, was included in the prestigious list of World Heritage Sites in June, 2002, following the undertaking given by the Union ...

Train movement affected due to foggy conditions  -  Jan 6, 2010
Press Trust of IndiaThe cancelled trains include Sitamarhi-bound Licchavi Express and Gaya-bound Mahabodhi Express. Bhopal Shatabdi, Puri Express and Taj Express were ...

Capital gets respite from cold and fog  -  Dec 28, 2005
Times of IndiaFoggy conditions in some eastern states affected schedules of some trains reaching Delhi with the Katihar-Delhi Amrapali Express, Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi ...

'Fake' media fumes over denial of entry into Mahabodhi temple  -  Sep 16, 2009
SifyThe local media in Bihar's Bodh Gaya were upset after they were described as 'fake' and were prevented from entering the Mahabodhi temple by Mongolian ...

Bhutan monk self-immolates at Bodh Gaya  -  Dec 28, 2007
Reuters IndiaHundreds watched the octogenarian monk sit in meditation at the Mahabodhi temple in Bihar on Thursday and then set himself alight after daubing his body ...

Buddha tree; unholy behaviour  -  Feb 4, 2008
Globe and Mail...as the "Navel of the Earth", and 100000 pilgrims and tourists visit every year, packing the town of Bodh Gaya in Bihar state and its Mahabodhi Temple. ...

'Hand over Mahabodhi temple to Buddhists'  -  Apr 5, 2005
Indian ExpressNEW DELHI, APRIL 4 The NCM has asked the the Government to hand over the Mahabodhi temple at Gaya to Buddhists. The Commission passed a resolution making it ...

Train movement hit due to fog  -  Jan 17, 2010
മലയാള മനോരമThe cancelled trains include Sitamarhi-bound Licchavi Express and Gaya-bound Mahabodhi Express. Bhopal Shatabdi, Puri Express and Taj Express were ...

The ailing Bodhi tree arouses Buddhist fears  -  May 11, 2007
Telegraph.co.ukThe giant peepal, or ficus religiosa, situated outside the Mahabodhi shrine is sacred to Buddhists who make pilgrimages from all around the world to worship ...

'Give Dalai Lama Indian citizenship'  -  Dec 19, 2006
Expressindia.com...to him would be a fitting acknowledgement to his services to the mankind, Mahabodhi Society of India (MBI) president BK Modi told reporters at Sarnath. ...

Monk seeks enlightenment on sick Bodhi tree mystery  -  Jun 26, 2007
Times OnlineThe controversy deepened on Sunday when a local monk announced that he had filed a criminal complaint against top officials from Bodhgaya's Mahabodhi temple ...

President visits Mahabodhi temple, inaugurates cultural festival at …  -  Feb 15, 2008
thecheers.orgGaya (Bihar), Feb 15 : President Pratibha Patil, who is on a two-day official visit to Bihar, today visited the Mahabodhi temple at Bodh Gaya and ...

Fears for Buddha's branch of faith  -  May 14, 2007
Sydney Morning HeraldThe giant pipal, or Ficus religiosa, situated outside the Mahabodhi shrine is sacred to Buddhists, who make pilgrimages from around the world to worship at ...

Mahabodhi Society tussle over £175,000 donation  -  Aug 9, 2009
Nation on SundayBy Ayesha Wijeratne. Colombo Fort Magistrate and Additional District Judge Gihan Pilapitiya has issued summons on three parties who are claiming a sum of ...

Myanmar's Vice Chairman offers prayers at Mahabodhi temple  -  Apr 6, 2008
thecheers.orgBodhgaya (Bihar), April 6 : Myanmar Vice Chairman Maung Aye has offered prayers at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya. Myanmar Vice Chairman Maung Aye has ...

Compassion at work  -  Aug 18, 2007
Malaysia Star...“Mahabodhi is like home to me,� says Dechen who plans to pursue her ... If not for Mahabodhi, I'd probably be a housewife living in the village now.� ...

Mahabodhi Society to seek President's permission to invite Dalai Lama  -  Jan 14, 2006
phayul.comBy Chamikara Weerasinghe. The society's chairman, Ven. Banagala Upatissa Nayaka Thera said that thesociety had decided to ask President Mahinda Rajapakse to ...

Trains cancelled, delayed due to fog in N India  -  Jan 25, 2010
Press Trust of IndiaA total of nine trains, including Licchvi Express from New Delhi to Sitamarhi, New Delhi-Gaya Mahabodhi Express and Nijamuddin-Jhansi Taj Express have been ...

Buddhist monks preach non-violence in Maoist-hit villages  -  Nov 23, 2009
SifyThero, in-charge of the Mahabodhi Society of India (Bodh Gaya branch), said that the Buddha's teachings were the best available mantra for a peaceful and ...

Mahabodhi Temple in Danger of Losing World Heritage Status  -  Apr 7, 2005
Patna DailyGaya's fame to the world, the 1500 year old Mahabodhi Temple, is under the threat of losing its world heritage status after a UNESCO team gave the Bihar ...

Trains stop in their tracks  -  Dec 30, 2008
Expressindia.comThe long distance trains like the Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express, the Chennai Central-New Delhi Grand Trunk Express, the Allahabad-New Delhi Prayagraj ...

A monument in Stone  -  Oct 16, 2008
Indian ExpressGenuine relics of Buddha, bones donated by the Mahabodhi society have been enshrined in the Global Pagoda. The site will also have two smaller Pagodas ...

Bodhi tree ailing: Scientists  -  Jun 29, 2007
Daily News & AnalysisThe Bodhi tree behind the Mahabodhi temple saw new leaves after four years last year when agricultural scientists of a Bihar university treated it. ...

Golden Buddha theft in Sarnath  -  Jan 12, 2006
Calcutta TelegraphK. Siri Sumedha Thero, the chief of the Mahabodhi Society of India, who was on his way to the organisation's Calcutta headquarters, was immediately informed ...

MAHABODHI BUDDHIST CENTRE LTD (Company Report)  -  Nov 29, 2009
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Buddhists seek control over Mahabodhi temple management  -  Mar 28, 2008
KalingaTimesBy Imran Khan. Patna, March 28 (IANS): Buddhist monks are upset with the Bihar government for "deliberately" delaying the formation of a panel for running ...

BRITISH MAHABODHI SOCIETY LIMITED (Company Report)  -  Nov 29, 2009
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India Buddha s Tree Pictures from August 21, 2006 | HighBeam Research...  -  Aug 21, 2006
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam ResearchArticle: Buddhists seek control over Mahabodhi temple ... The Hindustan Times; March 28, ... According to the Mahabodhi Temple Management Act 1949 . ...

Buddhist Priests Fear 'Hinduization' of Mahabodhi Temple  -  May 24, 2008
Patna DailyThe president of the All India Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Vichar Mukti Andolan Committee Bhadant Anand, at a press conference in Patna on Saturday, ...

PM accepts Mahabodhi society presidency  -  Aug 25, 2009
Kuensel, Buhutan's National Newspaper25 August, 2009 - Prime Minister Lyonchhoen Jigmi Y Thinley will be president of the Mahabodhi society, a Buddhist organisation based in India. ...

Dalai Lama consecrates Buddha's relics in Bodh Gaya  -  Feb 4, 2007
Andhra CafeThe Dalai Lama, along with dozens of monks, consecrated the relics amid chanting of Buddhist scriptures near Buddha's statue at Jaya Sri Mahabodhi Vihara ...

Travel | projo.com | The Providence Journal  -  Oct 22, 2006
Providence JournalA Buddhist monk, below, reads scripts at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, India. ... A priest stands next to Budhha statues inside the Mahabodhi Temple. ...

Buddhists seek Dalai Lama help for Bihar temple control  -  Feb 7, 2007
Monsters and Critics.comBhante Anand, the president of the Bodh Gaya Mahabodhi Vihar All India Action Committee, said Buddhists had been given little role in managing the temple's ...

Sri Lanka Mahabodhi society to construct pligrim's rest in India |...  -  Aug 12, 2009
Pay-Per-View - Daily Mirror - HighBeam ResearchSri Lanka Mahabodhi society to construct pligrim's rest in India ... find Daily Mirror articles. Colombo, Aug. 12 -- Sri Lanka Mahabodhi Society has taken ...

Buddhist monks pray for world peace at Bodh Gaya  -  Feb 12, 2008
Bihar TimesPatna, Dec 1 : Buddhist monks and devotees from across the globe Monday offered prayers for world peace at the revered Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, ...

Bodh Gaya  -  Nov 22, 2007
TopNewsOrganised by the Mahabodhi Society of India, the over weeklong festival is being attended by several Buddhist monks from Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Myanmar, ...

Renovating Bodh Gaya temple  -  Dec 12, 2006
Kuensel, Buhutan's National NewspaperMuch of the Mahabodhi temple's exterior actually dates from that period. ... The Mahabodhi Mahavihara or more popularly known as the Bodh Gaya Temple or the ...

Buddhist monks pray for world peace at Bodh Gaya  -  Dec 1, 2008
SINDH TODAYPatna, Dec 1 (IANS) Buddhist monks and devotees from across the globe Monday offered prayers for world peace at the revered Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, ...

Hospitals flooded with H1N1 test demands  -  Aug 16, 2009
Express BuzzHospitals like St John's Medical College, Garden City Hospital, MS Ramaiah Medical College and Mallige Mahabodhi Hospital have been receiving a lot of ...

Richard Gere asiste a un seminario impartido por el Dalai Lama  -  Jan 6, 2010
La VanguardiaEn la localidad se alza el templo de Mahabodhi, declarado patrimonio de la Unesco y santuario sagrado del budismo, porque fue cerca de ése lugar donde el ...

Tokyo gives Dalai Lama cold shoulder  -  Oct 31, 2009
Aysor...arrived in Japan Friday for a nine-day visit at the invitation of Shikoku Buddhist Association and Okinawa Mahabodhi Association. ...

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Buddha's relics to be displayed in Bengal  -  Oct 22, 2009
The HinduWhile the remains of the Buddha were retrieved by the Mahabodhi Soceity from Sri ... They were initially preserved in museums in London before the Mahabodhi ...

India's Buddhist heritage lures seekers of nirvana  -  Oct 3, 2006
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette - Pittsburgh Post GazetteThe elaborately carved Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine and a popular ... Since 2002, when the Mahabodhi Temple was named a World Heritage site, ...

JAYANTH JACOB Posted: Jun 16, 2005 at 0204 hrs IST  -  Jun 16, 2005
Indian ExpressBODHGAYA, JUNE 15 In many ways, the Mahabodhi temple complex in this Bihar town is ... Meanwhile, water seepage damages even the flagship Mahabodhi temple. ...

Gere quiere que la ciudad donde Buda alcanzó la iluminación sea …  -  Jan 7, 2010
El Diario MontañésEn Bodh Gaya está el templo de Mahabodhi, santuario sagrado del budismo porque fue cerca de ese lugar donde el príncipe Siddharta Gautama, conocido como ...

Buddhists want total management control  -  May 16, 2005
Times of IndiaPATNA: Buddha Mission of India has demanded complete control of Buddhists over the management committee of the Mahabodhi Temple located at Bodh Gaya by ...

Buddhist monks want control of Bodh Gaya temple  -  Nov 27, 2009
SifyBuddhist monks want control over the management of the Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, one of Buddhism's holiest shrines. They have decided to intensify ...

大佛西行——德国佛教之路  -  Sep 20, 2007
凤凰网...一ä¹?○七年,塞æ°?å?¦åˆ›â€œå¤§è§‰ä¸­å¿ƒâ€?( Mahabodhi Center ),但三年å?Žå?ˆå› ç¼ºä¹?è´¢æº?而å?œåŠžã€‚ 一ä¹?○三年,音ä¹?å®¶å?¤æ–¯( Anton Walter Florus Gueeth ),在缅甸剃度为僧,法å?? ...

A branch is cut, an entire legacy is bleeding  -  Jul 9, 2007
OutlookThe news of the cutting down of a branch of the holy Mahabodhi tree at Gaya ... There has been a demand for twigs, barks and leaves of the Mahabodhi tree. ...

India's Buddhist heritage beckons seekers of spiritual nirvana.  -  Oct 12, 2006
Free with registration - America's Intelligence Wire - AccessMyLibrary.comThe elaborately carved Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine and a popular ... After the Mahabodhi Temple was named a World Heritage site in 2002, ...

Long Beach Press-Telegram (CA)  -  Oct 21, 2007
$3.50 - Press Telegram - NewsBankThe elaborately carved Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine and a popular ... Since 2002, when the Mahabodhi Temple was named a World Heritage site, ...

`What the Buddha thought` to be launched in Chennai  -  May 10, 2006
Lanka NewspapersThe Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka and Indra Vijaya Foundation has launched a ... Buddharakkitha Thera of the Bangalore Mahabodhi Temple at the Chennai ...

Peace of mind and soul  -  Oct 3, 2005
BuzzleAll she had to do was pick sapling and seeds at Mahabodhi temple, next door, ... That evening in Bodhgaya, crowds around Mahabodhi had grown in number. ...

India's Buddhist heritage beckons believers of many faiths from...  -  Oct 21, 2006
$2.95 - Ocala Star-Banner - NewsBankThe elaborately carved Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine and a popular ... Since 2002, when the Mahabodhi Temple was named a World Heritage site, ...

Buddhist monks on hunger strike for control over Bodh Gaya temple  -  Jan 2, 2010
SifyA group of Buddhist monks are on a hunger strike to demand control over Bodh Gaya's 1500-year-old Mahabodhi temple, days after Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) ...

Daily Times - Leading News Resource of Pakistan  -  Jan 26, 2010
Daily TimesNEW DELHI: Hindus and Buddhists have come into conflict in the Buddhist holy city of Gaya in the Indian province of Bihar, over the custody of the Mahabodhi ...

Hitting the Pilgrim Trail; More Japanese are making the temple 'circui...  -  Apr 4, 2005
Pay-Per-View - Newsweek International - HighBeam ResearchWorld Affairs)(Mahabodhi ... Newsweek International; March 10, 2008 ; 700+ words ... ... turning the management of the Mahabodhi Temple over to an eminent ...

Asiaone - S'pore firm offers  -  Feb 26, 2009
AsiaOneThai Buddhists seeking refuge under the sacred bodhi tree in Mahabodhi Temple. ... Here is the famous Mahabodhi Temple, the holiest of Buddhist shrines, ...

In the Buddha's footsteps  -  May 5, 2007
Malaysia StarThe young monks of Mahabodhi Temple are playful. This is the bodhi tree, planted and replanted from saplings of the original, under which, 25 centuries ago, ...

Buddhist monks pray for rain in Bihar  -  Aug 8, 2009
The Hindu..."We began special puja from Thursday at the Mahabodhi temple of Bodh Gaya to seek blessings of god for rains. Our puja will continue till Aug 12," in-charge ...

2 Films Pulled From Festival Over Dalai Lama Doc  -  Jan 7, 2010
NPRFILE - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama, speaks to media at Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, about 130 kilometers (81 miles) south of Patna, India, Jan ...

El Dalai Lama llega a Japón  -  Oct 30, 2009
El Mañana de Nuevo Laredo...llegó a Japón esta tarde para una visita de nueve días, por invitación de la Asociación Budista de Shikoku y la Asociación Okinawa Mahabodhi. ...

Những Ä‘iá»?u chưa biết vá»? tượng Phật Ngá»?c  -  Apr 2, 2009
Ngưá»?i Lao Ä?á»™ngHCM, và được biết: Tượng Phật Ngá»?c Ä‘iêu khắc theo mẫu tượng Phật đặt trong Bảo tháp Ä?ại Bồ Ä?á»? (Mahabodhi Stupa) ở Bồ Ä?á»? Ä?ạo Tràng tại Ấn Ä?á»™. ...

Now devotees wearing shoes can enter Bodh Gaya temple complex  -  Nov 20, 2008
SINDH TODAYPatna, Nov 20 (IANS) The decades-old ban on entering the Mahabodhi temple complex in ... Dorje entered the Mahabodhi temple sanctum with heavy boots, ...

Online edition of Sunday Observer - Features  -  Mar 20, 2005
Sunday ObserverHence, the Mahabodhi Society of Sri Lanka looked up to the Ven. ... Maha Thera also revived the British Mahabodhi Society with the active assistance of a ...

Buddhism effective against extremism: J&K Governor  -  Feb 23, 2008
MerinewsHe hoped that setting up of Mahabodhi Deepa Centre in Jammu and other cities will serve as a ... Vice chancellor, Prof Amitabh Mattoo complimented Mahabodhi ...

Samaritan Buddhist monks render social service in Gaya  -  Dec 15, 2009
SifyMahabodhi Society, the apex body of Buddhists in India with the aid of a ... "Mahabodhi Society of India with the help of other institutions will try to ...

Tourism holds the key to development: CM.  -  Jan 23, 2006
Free with registration - Times of India - AccessMyLibrary.comConstruction activity in Bodh Gaya has its own limitations on account of the need to maintain Mahabodhi Temple's sanctity and serenity, said the CM, ...

Train movement remains affected  -  Jan 4, 2010
Times of IndiaTrain number 2397 Mahabodhi Express scheduled to arrive on Sunday night was ... However, the same train Mahabodhi Express scheduled for arrival on Monday ...

Here gunshots are not heard during Bihar polls  -  Feb 2, 2005
Rediff...of the day -– the area around the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, Gaya. It was under the Mahabodhi tree that Sakyamuni Buddha attained enlightenment. ...

Article: 30 years on - dream of temple is a reality.(News) - Birmingha...  -  Aug 9, 2006
Pay-Per-View - Birmingham Mail - HighBeam ResearchWorld Affairs)(Mahabodhi ... Newsweek International; March 10, 2008 ; 700+ words ... ... management of ... Mahabodhi Vihar All-India Action Committee, a ... ...

Myanmar Test Pictures from May 8, 2009 | HighBeam Research, AP …  -  May 8, 2009
Pay-Per-View - AP Images - HighBeam Research..."The Bodhi tree is ailing and its health is far from ... for the upkeep of the tree. The Bodhi tree behind the Mahabodhi temple saw new ... ...

Mauritius PM visits Nalanda and Gaya  -  Feb 20, 2008
Indian MuslimsEarlier in the day, Ramgoolam visited Mahabodhi temple in Bodh Gaya, ... "Ramgoolam during his visit was impressed by Mahabodhi temple and Bodhi tree," a ...

Prostrating Buddhist monk draws admirers  -  Jan 15, 2007
Reuters UKGyaltsen told locals he hoped to pray at the centuries-old Mahabodhi temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site that was built near the Bodhi tree under which ...

Fonsekas claim without substance: Tharoor  -  Jan 17, 2010
Express BuzzYOU SINHALAYAS COULD NOT FIGHT US WHEN WE CRUSHED YOU ALL IN SRI MAHABODHI, KENT FARM, DOLLAR FARM, CENTRAL BANK ETC. By Prabhakaran ...

Bodhi tree branch cut three years ago: report  -  Oct 26, 2007
Monsters and Critics.comAn official of the Mahabodhi temple, which the Unesco has declared a World Heritage Site, said the Bodhi tree is the sixth regeneration of the original ...

India again needs Buddha!  -  Feb 24, 2008
Merinews...“And today, it is my privilege to be at the inauguration of Mahabodhi Deep ... Ven Sanghasena, President, Mahabodhi International Meditation Centre, Leh; ...

Features | Sundayobserver.lk - Sri Lanka  -  Nov 11, 2007
Sunday ObserverThe Mahabodhi Society requested the Buddhist priests to chant pirith ... Thereupon, the authorities at the Mahabodhi asked him to go to Calcutta to take ...

Buddhist monks pray for rain in Bihar  -  Aug 7, 2009
Siliconindia.com..."We began special puja from Thursday at the Mahabodhi temple of Bodh Gaya to seek blessings of god for rains. Our puja will continue till Aug 12," in-charge ...

Destination Bodh Gaya  -  Jan 18, 2007
Kuensel, Buhutan's National NewspaperThe Mahabodhi Mahavihara, more popularly known as the Bodh Gaya Temple or the ... The Mahabodhi Mahavihara is the sole surviving example of what was once an ...

Mystery blues for Bodhi tree  -  May 8, 2007
Calcutta TelegraphMahabodhi temple chief priest Bhadant Bodhipal said treatment has already begun and the plant has responded favourably during the last couple of days. ...

Central Chronicle - Madhya Pradesh's News Portal  -  Dec 13, 2009
Central Chronicle...'We began special puja from Thursday at the Mahabodhi temple of Bodh Gaya to seek blessings of god for rains. Our puja will continue till Aug 12,' in-charge ...

Samaritan Buddhist monks render social service in Gaya  -  Dec 14, 2009
SINDH TODAYSaidpur (Gaya), Dec 15 (ANI): Mahabodhi Society, the apex body of Buddhists ... 'Mahabodhi Society of India with the help of other institutions will try to ...

Venerable Ananda Bhante to Teach ‘Mindfulness Meditation & The …  -  Sep 16, 2007
prleap.comCOM) Venerable Ananda Bhante from the Mahabodhi Vihara, Bangalore will teach âÄòMindfulness Meditation & The Maha Satipatthana SuttaâÄô at Choe Khor Sum ...

India beckons seekers of spiritual nirvana  -  Oct 14, 2006
Deseret NewsThe elaborately carved Mahabodhi Temple, Buddhism's holiest shrine and a popular destination for nirvana seekers, marks the site where the ...

Buddhist monks end hunger strike for control over temple  -  Jan 14, 2010
SifyThe monks have been demanding amendmemnt to the Mahabodhi Temple Management Act, 1949, under which the Bodh Gaya Temple Management Committee (BGTMC) has ...

Devotees travel on foot from Tibet to pray for Dalai Lama  -  Sep 26, 2009
SifyTwo years ago Gyansen Lama, a monk from Tibet, offered prayers to Lord Buddha at the Mahabodhi Temple after he reached Bodh Gaya crawling all the way.

Seeking Nirvana Under a Tree  -  Nov 16, 2007
U.S. News & World ReportTo the east of the Bodhi Tree is the ancient Mahabodhi Temple, ... Apart from the Bodhi Tree and the Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya is home to numerous ...

Mahabodhi HS in final  -  ‎Jul 29, 2009‎
HinduMYSORE: Mahabodhi HS defeated the defending champion Marimallappa's HS by 52 runs in the semifinals of the ACUK Mysore Forum's District-level inter-school

Big win for Mahabodhi HS  -  ‎Jul 20, 2009‎
HinduMYSORE: Sushilo (86, 10x4) and Bodhi (61, 8x4) helped Mahabodhi HS score a 225-run win over Carmel Convent (Mandya) in a Group 'B' league match in the ACUK

ABV, Mandya triumphs  -  ‎Jul 30, 2009‎
HinduMysore: Abhinava Bharathi Vidhyalaya (ABV), Mandya registered a nine-wicket win over Mahabodhi HS in a low-scoring final to win the ACUK Mysore Forum's

View from top  -  ‎Aug 1, 2009‎
Calcutta TelegraphRassundari Dasi's Amar Jeevan, which was out-of-print, was relaunched recently at a programme in Mahabodhi Society Hall, behind College Square,

Sharadha PS in last four  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
HinduRotary HS, Nanjangud 91 in 20.3 overs (Sachin Kumar 27, Vijay three for six, Sushilo three for 10) lost to Mahabodhi HS 92 for seven in 16.1 overs (Varun

Mahendra shines  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
HinduMahabodhi HS 143 for seven in 30 overs (Attako 33) bt Maharishi HS 99 in 26.4 overs (Manjuprasad 36, Samatho three for 20, Yogi three for 19).

Big win for Abhinava Bharathi  -  ‎Jul 16, 2009‎
HinduMahabodhi HS 128 in 26.5 overs (Attako 25, Satho 26, Suhas four for 25) bt Cauvery HS 98 in 25.3 overs (Akshay 64, Attako four for 14).

SIGIRIYA LIKE HISTORICAL MONUMENTS GIVE POWER AND COURAGE TO BUILD ...  -  ‎Jul 28, 2009‎
LankawebThe President said as a nation they protected the Sri Mahabodhi , which was grown from a sapling of the same tree under which Prince Siddhartha attained the

Tears for subaltern  -  ‎Jul 11, 2009‎
Calcutta TelegraphSo one can be in for a surprise if one can discover the Bengalee War Memorial in College Square in front of the entrance opposite Mahabodhi Society and the

48 teams in Under 17 and 15 qualify for second round  -  ‎Jul 14, 2009‎
Daily Mirror...'G' – Maliyadeva, St Servatius Matara, Kingswod, Sri Devananda, Ananda, Mahabodhi MV Colombo. 'H' – Revatha MMV, Moratu MV, Debarawewa National School,

Arbeit wird mit Dankbarkeit honoriert  -  ‎Jul 22, 2009‎
Schwäbische ZeitungUnd vom Erlös aus Altgoldaktionen der Knupfers wird das Zahnmedizin-Studium einer ehemaligen Schülerin des Mahabodhi Centers finanziert, die später die

Monk kills himself in Mahabodhi temple  -  ‎Mar 4, 2009‎
Times of IndiaGAYA: A young Buddhist monk hanged himself from a tree, only 100 metres from the sacred Bodhi Tree, in the famous Mahabodhi Temple in Bihar's Gaya town on

Quan The Am festival opens in Da Nang city  -  ‎Mar 17, 2009‎
Nhan DanThe statue is modelled on the Siddhartha Gautama Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in India’s Bodh Gaya. It is carved from an 18-tonne Nephrite jade boulder

Bizarre Bazaar: 12th Mar 2009  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
South Asian Post, CanadaA young Buddhist monk committed suicide in the Mahabodhi temple complex in Bihar’s Bodh Gaya town by hanging himself from a tree. Chatindra, another monk

Giant jade Buddha to start world tour in Vietnam  -  ‎Mar 7, 2009‎
Thanh Nien DailyThe statue is modeled on the Siddhartha Gautama Buddha inside the Mahabodhi Stupa in India’s Bodh Gaya. It is carved from an 18-ton Nephrite jade boulder

Red attack delays trains  -  ‎Mar 21, 2009‎
Calcutta TelegraphThe Gaya-bound Mahabodhi Express has been delayed by about 12 hours. According to reports reaching the district headquarters, the rebel-sponsored bandh had

Trains packed to capacity in festival season  -  ‎Mar 12, 2009‎
Times of IndiaGaya-New Delhi bound Mahabodhi Express, Allahabad-Chandigarh bound Unchahaar Express, Mumbai bound Pushpak Express, Mumbai bound Udyognagri Express,

Government moving towards military government – Tissa Athanayake  -  ‎Mar 14, 2009‎
Siber News Media...towards the attacks at Dalaga Maligawa, the brutal murders of Aranthalawa Bhikkus and Sri Mahabodhi attack, for which they should be prosecuted.

A touch of S'pore in Bodh Gaya  -  21 Feb 2009
Straits Times,...a flight to Bangkok en route to Singapore. Mr Yeo last visited Bodh Gaya in 2002, when the Mahabodhi Temple here was declared a Unesco World Heritage Site.

Trader shot dead in Mahabodhi Express  -  Feb 18, 2009
Times of India,GAYA: Satish Mishra, a 26-year-old businessman, was shot dead in Gaya-New Delhi Mahabodhi Express (2397 Up) between Bihar's Anugrah Narain Road and

HC asks monk to substantiate allegation  -  Feb 9, 2009
Times of India,PATNA: The Patna High Court on Monday directed a monk, Arup Brahmachari, who had filed a PIL seeking protection of the Mahabodhi tree in Bodh Gaya,

Man shot dead in running train in Bihar's Rohtas dist  -  Feb 18, 2009
Zee News,Dehri-On-Sone, Feb 18: Unidentified criminals on Wednesday shot dead a person travelling on Delhi bound Mahabodhi Express (2397 UP) at Sonenagar railway

Foreign tourists protest crime  -  Feb 14, 2009
Times of India,The placard-carrying protesters also silently walked around Mahabodhi temple, the seat of Buddha’s enlightenment. The protesters from countries like Belgium

Holy relics of Lord Buddha taken out in procession in Gaya  -  Feb 2, 2009
DailyIndia.com,This is the second year," said P. Shewali Thero, in charge, Mahabodhi Society of India. The relics authenticated by archaeologists would be kept for public

Pannala PS gifts equipment to students  -  Feb 2, 2009
Ceylon Daily News,To mark the Golden Jubilee celebration of Wadumunnegedara Mahabodhi Primary School, Pannala Pradeshiya Sabha donated school equipment worth Rs. 40000 to the

Kadapatha book launched in Anuradhapura  -  Feb 18, 2009
Asian Tribune,The Sangha Advisory committee meeting of the Ministry of Tourism, held in Anuradhapura at the Jaya Siri Mahabodhi Uda Maluwa. The first copy of the book was

Mystery shrouds suicide in train's toilet  -  Feb 19, 2009
Times of India,Similarly, a youth Subodh Mishra on board S-9 coach of Mahabodhi Express was reportedly shot dead by some unidentified miscreants after a heated argument in

Coastal belt free from touts thanks to Tourist Police  -  Feb 18, 2009
Ceylon Daily News,Kaluarachchi said this at a meeting of the Bhikkhu Advisory Committee of the Tourist Ministry at the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi Maluwa Temple Anuradhapura.

President Obama and Buddhist politics: a reply to Neville Jayaweera  -  Feb 17, 2009
Lankaweb,We cannot sever our link with the Sri Maha Bodhi or the Ruwan Veli Maha Saaya or the Tissa Vava. Hence, the rational approach is not to try to hide history,

How Tamils are being pushed further and further  -  Feb 4, 2009
Siber News Media,Our Independence Day is usually celebrated at the Deputy High Commissioners office and at the Mahabodhi Society in Chennai. I have attended the Mahabodhi

Sinhalese lying low and staying safe  -  Feb 10, 2009
Times of India,..."Sri Lankans have been coming to Chennai since the late 1800s," says Kalawane Mahanama Thero, monk-in-charge, Chennai Mahabodhi Society.

Prabhakaran will have to pay for attacking temples: Rajapaksa  -  Feb 11, 2009
Press Trust of India,..."In a few days, Prabhakaran will have to pay compensation for attacking the Dalada Maligawa and the Sri Maha Bodhi temples," Rajapaska said.

'Prabhakaran will have to pay for attacking temples'  -  Feb 11, 2009
Express Buzz,..."In a few days, Prabhakaran will have to pay compensation for attacking the Dalada Maligawa and the Sri Maha Bodhi temples," Rajapaska said.

Event: A concert of sarod and Western music orchestra  -  Feb 10, 2009
Calcutta Telegraph,February 11 at Mahabodhi Society Hall (near College Square); 2 pm: Nikhil Banga Sanskrita Sebi Samiti hosts a discussion on Rajnaitik Netrityer Bhavnaye

No one can reverse confidence of people in the country: President  -  Feb 7, 2009
ITN Sri Lanka,When the Dalada Malaigawa was attacked and devotees at the Jayasri Maha Bodhi were hacked to death as well as innocent people were killed in Aranthalawa,

President urges people to shun extremes for achieving peace  -  Feb 8, 2009
Thaindian.com,The original bone relics of Gautam Buddha, donated by the Sri Lankan government and the Mahabodhi Society of India, have been enshrined in the central

Lord Buddha in Bhopal  -  Jan 28, 2009
Central Chronicle,It was set up in 1950s by the president of Mahabodhi society, Dr Shyama Prasad Mukherjee and the then PM Jawaharlal Nehru. There is also a modern Boudh

Monks in Bodh Gaya offer special prayer for world peace  -  Jan 28, 2009
Newspost Online,Around a million pilgrims and tourists visit Bodh Gaya every year to see the Mahabodhi Temple and also the tree under which Lord Buddha attained

Come home, let’s rebuild sri lanka: President  -  Feb 4, 2009
Daily Mirror,This period saw the massacre of Buddhist worshipers near the Jaya Sri Maha Bodhi, at Anuradhapura. At Kaththankudi Muslims were killed while worshiping in

Majestic pagoda looms over Mumbai with message of peace  -  Feb 1, 2009
Thaindian.com,The original bone relics of Gautam Buddha, donated by the Sri Lankan government and the Mahabodhi Society of India, have been enshrined in the central

Joes beat Mahabodhi  -  Nov 10, 2008
Daily Mirror,Mahabodhi 82 (Lasindu Maduranga 19, Piyumal Perera 3 for 4, Tarik Salih 3 for 31, Shammi Seneviratne 2 for 18) and 90 (K. Lakshan 40, Dylen Fernandopulle 5

RSS pracharak in police net for ‘helping’ abductors of girl  -  Oct 31, 2008
Indian Express,He is also a member of Indian National Trust for Art and Cultural Heritage(INTACH) Orissa chapter as well member of Mahabodhi Society of India,

US applauds Sri Lanka’s development  -  Nov 2, 2008
ITN Sri Lanka,Mr. Blake paid homage to the Jayasri Mahabodhi and called on the chief incumbent of the Atamasthana, the Ven. Pallegama Sirinivasa thera.

Sashidhar, Rahul score hundreds  -  Nov 7, 2008
Hindu,Mahabodhi Vidyalaya 126 (Adithya 38) bt Bhavans HS ‘A’ 115 (Abhilash three for 16, Shiva three for 11). Gowtham MS 224 for six (R. Arun Deva 109 not out,

Mind Set: Pilgrimage to peace  -  Nov 1, 2008
Times of India,Or, from the sounds of silence at the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodhgaya where a steady stream of white-robed pilgrims from Sri Lanka circumambulate the sanctum

Book on pictorial history of Bihar  -  Nov 1, 2008
Times of India,Similarly, Daniell’s water colour paintings on Mahabodhi temple, Rohtasgarh, Patna river view, Sun temple at Deo in Aurangabad district are worthmentioning.

Winter attracts tourists and pilgrims to Bodh Gaya  -  Nov 9, 2008
Newspost Online,The other three being Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath. In 2002, Mahabodhi Temple, located in Bodh Gaya, was declared a UNESCO World Heritage Site. (ANI)

Backlog delays many trains  -  Oct 24, 2008
Times of India,Some of the important trains that arrived late at New Delhi station are the Sramajeevi Express (eight hours) and the Mahabodhi Express (six hours).

Prime Minister attends the World Buddhist Summit in Japan  -  Nov 7, 2008
Daily Mirror,Dr. Kyuse Enshinjoh of Japan who once served as President of Mahabodhi Society in India. The Summit was held in the International Buddhist Conference Hall

Monks protest against barricading sacred Bodhi tree in Bodh Gaya  -  Oct 21, 2008
Thaindian.com,Scientists from the Forest Research Institute after being approached by authorities at the Mahabodhi Temple treated the diseased portions of the Bodhi tree

The great quest  -  Oct 21, 2008
Frontline,Mahabodhi Temple, Bodh Gaya. The temple is built at the spot where the Buddha gained enlightenment, near Gaya in present-day Bihar.

Anti-MNS protesters go on rampage in Bihar, train services hit  -  Oct 22, 2008
Sakaal Times,Several trains including Rajgir-Varanasi Buddha Purnima Express, Ranchi-Varanasi Intercity Express, Mahabodhi Express and Ganga-Satluj Express were stranded

Heilig und heiß umkämpft  -  Nov 8, 2008
Landeszeitung (Lüneburg),Und zwar in einem hohlen Baum - passend für eine Insel, auf der der "Sri Mahabodhi" steht, vermutlich der älteste Baum, dessen Geschichte dokumentiert ist.

Pitripaksha 2008: Mobile, FM, Tour Packages  -  15 Aug 2008
Bihar Times,...have been added to attract tourists from other states. They will definitely like to see Mahabodhi Temple, ruins of Nalanda University and other such places.

Mahabodhi Tree under threat  -  Aug 13, 2008
The Statesman,PATNA, Aug 13: Amateurish attempts to beautify the world-famous Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya, considered the holiest of the holy for Buddhists across the

Bihar monk campaigning against corruption assaulted  -  Jul 25, 2008
Thaindian.com,The Bodhi tree behind the Mahabodhi temple, said to have grown from the original banyan tree under which Lord Buddha attained enlightenment about 2550 years

Government plans to upgrade hospitals  -  Aug 1, 2008
Times of India,Presently, the Mahabodhi Burn Centre at Victoria Hospital is the only centre in the state catering to burn victims. The 50-bed centre receives 8-10 cases a

Holy sites for the devout traveller  -  Jul 27, 2008
TVNZ,Home to the Mahabodhi Temple which has its origins in the 3rd century BC, it is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing

Marimallappa HS wins title  -  Jul 20, 2008
Hindu,Semifinals: Abhinava Bharathi HS, Mandya 93 for nine in 30 overs lost to Marimallappa’s HS 94 for two in 20.5 overs (V. Suhas 45 no). Mahabodhi HS 107 in

Anirudh sizzles  -  Jul 18, 2008
Hindu,Mahabodhi HS 164 for nine in 30 overs (Alok 50, Ago 43) bt Demonstration Middle School 100 in 29.1 overs. The SAI South Zone inter-hostel hockey tournament

Builders of three monasteries under construction to be booked  -  Jul 19, 2008
Thaindian.com,Irked by the open violation of the master plan near Mahabodhi temple, Buddhism’s holiest shrine in Bodh Gaya, Magadh Divisional Commissioner KP Ramiyah

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