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INDIA
MAHABODHI Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

The sacred place where Buddha attained enlightenment

Year of Inscription: 2002

BODH GAYA is a religious site and place of

pilgrimage associated with the Mahabodhi Temple.

The temple was built by King Asoka in the 3rd

century BC with the “diamond throne” under the

holy Bodhi tree. The tree which was planted at the

west side of the temple is considered to be a

descendant of the original tree under which Lord 圣菩提树 Holy Bodhi Tree

Buddha attained enlightenment. (印度 India: 1997)

摩訶菩提塔 Maha Bodhi Temple 菩提迦耶 Bodh Gaya

(印度 India: 2008) (印度 India: 2002)