Sign In
Learn bits
Mahesh

09/03/22 20:40 PM IST

India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha to be open for devotees next year

In News 

  • India's largest reclining statue of Lord Buddha is being built in Bodh Gaya.
Details 
  • Built by Buddha International Welfare Mission, the statue will be 100 feet long and 30 feet high.
  • Lord Buddha is in the sleeping posture in the statue.
  • The construction of the giant statue started in the year 2019.
  • It is being made with fiberglass and built by sculptors from Kolkata.
  • The idol of Lord Buddha is in Mahaparinirvana Mudra which has great importance in Buddhism.
  • Before Mahaparinirvana, Lord Buddha preached to his disciples in this posture.
  • Bodh Gaya is the place of enlightenment of Lord Buddha, so this idol is being built here.
  • Bodh Gaya is an important pilgrimage centre for Buddhism and is visited by devotees from all over the world.
About Bodh Gaya 

  • Bodh Gaya is a pilgrimage destination and religious site in Bihar’s Gaya district and is associated with the Mahabodhi Temple Complex.
  • It is well-known as the location where Gautama Buddha attained enlightenment under the Bodhi Tree.
  • Bodh Gaya has been a place of devotion and veneration for both Hindus and Buddhists since antiquity. 
  • The four most important pilgrimage sites related to Gautam Buddha’s life are Bodh Gaya, Kushinagar, Lumbini, and Sarnath with Bodh Gaya being the most important.
  • Mahabodhi Temple at Bodh Gaya was designated as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2002.
Source- LiveMint 

More Related Current Affairs View All

12 Aug

Stray dog problem

'The Supreme Court  directed the Delhi government, civic bodies, and authorities of Noida, Gurgaon, and Ghaziabad to round up and move stray dogs to shelters, underlining the

Read More

11 Aug

New rules on chemically contaminated sites

 'The Environment Ministry has notified new rules under the Environment Protection Act that lays out a process for addressing sites with chemical contamination. ' Called th

Read More

11 Aug

The ECI’s lack of transparency is worrying

'Recently,the Election Commission of India (ECI) announced the commencement of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls of Bihar, entailing the verification of nearl

Read More

India’s First Ai-Driven Magazine Generator

Generate Your Custom Current Affairs Magazine using our AI in just 3 steps