Author : Alan Trevithick
Release : 2006
Genre : Religion
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 070/5 ( reviews)
Book Synopsis The Revival of Buddhist Pilgrimage at Bodh Gaya (1811-1949) by : Alan Trevithick
Download or read book The Revival of Buddhist Pilgrimage at Bodh Gaya (1811-1949) written by Alan Trevithick. This book was released on 2006. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Alan Trevithick spent three years researching primary documents in New Delhi, Sarnath, Colombo, and London, in order to present this history (1874-1949) of the Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya. This is the first such account, and it details for the first time the administrative, legal and legislative activities which shaped the temple`s current status as one of the world`s most popular pilgrimage sites. Also included is an innovative biographical essay on Anagarika Dharmapala, the Sinhalese activist who first came to India in the late 19th century as a guest of the Theosohical society: his subsequent actions substantially affected the development of Bodh Gaya as a site of international importance.