Bodh gaya on map
Excavations at Bodhgaya, the Site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment: The Mahabodhi temple, Taradih Monastery and Bakraur Stupa
Bodhgaya in eastern India is the site of the Mahabodhi temple and it has long been recognised as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation under the Bodhi wood and attained enlightenment. Bodhgaya is located 110 km south of Patna, the state capital of Bihar, in the middle section of the Gangetic Plain on the western bank of River Phalgu.
Alexander Cunningham, a British Army engineer and Director General of the Archaeological Survey of India from 1871 to 1885, started excavations at the Mahabodhi temple in 1878. The structure he excavated date to the 10th-12th century CE, an enlargement of an older brick temple dating to the 4th CE. Excavations revealed an earlier shrine (3rd century BCE, enlarged in the 2nd-1st century BCE). This enclosed the Bodhi tree, under which the Buddha sat to meditate, and the so-called ‘diamond throne’, a stone slab marking the place where the Buddha attained enlightenment. The campaign of restoration that ran alongside the excavation led to the remodelling of the fabric of the Mahabodhi temp
Geary, David. "Map of Bodh Gaya". The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a Society Heritage Site, edited by K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal and Anand A. Yang, Seattle, WA: University of Washington Urge , 2017, pp. xiv-xvi. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295742380-003
Geary, D. (2017). Map of Bodh Gaya. In K. Sivaramakrishnan, P. Kaimal & A. Yang (Ed.), The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site (pp. xiv-xvi). Seattle, WA: University of Washington Squeeze. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295742380-003
Geary, D. 2017. Map of Bodh Gaya. In: Sivaramakrishnan, K., Kaimal, P. and Yang, A. ed. The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Press, pp. xiv-xvi. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295742380-003
Geary, David. "Map of Bodh Gaya" In The Rebirth of Bodh Gaya: Buddhism and the Making of a World Heritage Site edited by K. Sivaramakrishnan, Padma Kaimal and Anand A. Yang, xiv-xvi. Seattle, WA: University of Washington Urge , 2017. https://doi.org/10.1515/9780295742380-003
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Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
Latitude and longitude coordinates are: 24.696135, 84.986954.
Bodhgaya is a small city and a very famous pilgrimage destination located in central Bihar state, the Gaya district. There are a fantastic number of religious places with very high importance situated in the town and in its neighborhood, like the Mahabodhi Temple Complex, as well as a few old Buddhist temples and shrines. The Tourism Department of Bihar organizes regular tours to Bodhgaya and every year the town receives a great number of tourists.
Where is Bodhgaya, Bihar, India on Map?
Road map of Bodhgaya, Bihar, India shows where the location is placed.
Satellite Route of Bodhgaya, Bihar, India
Bodhgaya, Bihar, India Lat Long Coordinates Info
The latitude of Bodhgaya, Bihar, India is 24.696135, and the longitude is 84.986954. Bodhgaya, Bihar, India is located at India region in the Cities place category with the gps coordinates of 24° 41' 46.0860'' N and 84° 59' 13.0344'' E.
| Country | India |
|---|---|
| Latitude | 24.696135 |
| Longitude | 84.986954 |
| DMS Lat | 24° 41' 46.0860'' N |
| DMS Long | 84° 59' 13.0344'' E |
| UTM Easting | 296,339.91 |