Wat Buddharatanaram is pleased to announce plans to construct a replica of the Buddha's pagoda, Mahachedi Buddhagaya (known as Maha Bodhi Temple in Gaya, India). The pagoda will be approximately 93 feet by 30 feet.  Inside, it will consist of a museum depicting the Buddha's place of birth, gaining enlightenment, giving the first preaching sermon, and nirvana.  The project will begin in 2009.  The construction costs estimated at $1,200.000.  All contributions are tax-deductible and will help make this a reality.
Wat Buddharatanaram
Monastery and Learning Center
13089 Sehapayak Road, Ft Worth, TX  76244
(817) 430-1365
Mahachedi Buddhagaya (Pagoda)
Construction Project
Mahachedi Buddhagaya (Pagoda)
Construction Project
Bodh Gaya (Gaya, India) is the holiest of Buddhist destinations and a World Heritage Site. It was here, under a pipal, or bodhi tree, that Siddhartha Gotama attained enlightenment and became the Buddha. A simple shrine was built by the emperor Ashoka (3rd century BCE) to mark the spot, later enclosed by a stone railing (1st century BCE), part of which still remains. The uprights have representations of the Vedic gods Indra and Surya, and the railing medallions include carvings of imaginary beasts. This shrine was replaced in the Kushan period (2nd cent. CE) by the present Mahabodhi temple, which was refurbished in the Pala-Sena period (750-1200), heavily restored by Sir Alexander Cunningham in the second half of the 19th century, and finally restored by Myanmar (Burmese) Buddhists in 1882. The bodhi tree behind the temple is believed to be a descendant of the original.
Brief history of Bodh Gaya
Brief history of Bodh Gaya
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