HERITAGE RECORD · 1056

Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya

菩提伽耶的摩诃菩提寺

The official record, selection criteria and sourced cultural context.

World Heritage record

The Mahabodhi Temple Complex is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by Emperor Asoka in the 3rd century B.C., and the present temple dates from the 5th or 6th centuries. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period.

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Wikidata reference

QIDQ4513 ↗

Area4.86 ha

Administrative areaQ176767

WikipediaMahabodhi Temple ↗

Chinese Wikipedia摩訶菩提寺 ↗

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Selection criteria

This property was inscribed under the following World Heritage Convention criteria.

(i)A masterpiece of human creative genius.

(ii)An important interchange of human values in architecture, technology, arts, town planning or landscape design.

(iii)A unique or exceptional testimony to a cultural tradition or civilisation.

(iv)An outstanding example of a building, ensemble or landscape illustrating a significant stage in human history.

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