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Tenzin Nyidon
DHARAMSHALA, Feb. 25: A group of Buddhist monks, leaders, and followers, have reportedly entered the 14th day of an indefinite hunger strike at the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, in central India demanding full administrative control of the site, considered the most sacred by Buddhists. The protest challenges the existing management structure established under the Bodh Gaya Temple Act of 1949, which grants a majority in the temple’s management to Hindu committee members despite its centrality to Buddhism.
The Mahabodhi Temple, revered as the place where Buddha attained enlightenment, has been a point of administrative contention. Originally built by Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd cent...
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