Buddha Gaya Through the Ages (Bibliotheca Indo-Buddhica, No.134)
By D. C. Ahir.
Description
Pages: 204 (10 B/W Illustrations)About the BookBuddha Gaya or Bodh Gaya, being the Holy Seat of Gautama Buddha's Enlightenment is the Most Sacred Buddhist Shrine. Hence, it has always been the first choice of the pilgrims. Beginning with the visit of Asoka the Great in 260 BC, the streams of pilgrims flowed towards it from India and abroad, without intermission, for more than 1500 years. Then, with the decline of Buddhism in India, Buddha Gaya too fell on bad days, and the Great Maha Bodhi Temple was lost into oblivion. In 1590 AD, the Great Temple was occupied by a Hindu Mahant, and t...
ISBN(s)
8170304091, 9788170304098
