Dipak Kumar Barua - Buddha Gaya Temple its history

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"Buddha Gaya Temple: Its history is probably the first publication which supplies with a continuous history from the very erection to the present development of the historic Mahabodhi, popularly known as the Buddha Gaya Temple. In the first six chapters of the present monograph the author has endeavoured to narrate the history of the Temple unto the present day, while in the seventh chapter he has given the idea of the art and architecture around and of it. This monograph will help both the serious scholars and general readers who may like to have a comprehensive idea about the past and present history of this sacred Temple. The present revised enlarged edition of the monograph includes one additional chapter on recent activities in and around the Temple, besides the five important appendices including the texts and translations of the inscriptions discovered at Buddha Gaya, Two learned papers written by Dr. Benimadhab Barua and Sir Edwin Arnold, and the texts of the Buddha Gaya Temple Act 1949 (Bither Act 17 of 1949) as well as of the By-Laws of the Buddha Gaya Temple Committee. " From Wikipedia: The Mahabodhi Temple (Literally: "Great Awakening Temple"), a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is a Buddhist temple in Bodh Gaya, marking the location where Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, is said to have attained enlightenment.[1] Bodh Gaya (located in Gaya district) is located about 96 km (60 mi) from Patna, Bihar state, India.".