Mahabodhi Temple Complex at Bodh Gaya (UNESCO/NHK) UNESCO https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_Rb04JWVcI Transkript (automatisch erstellt) 0:00 under the buddhi tree mahab buddhi Temple complex at Bud Gaya according to Buddhist scriptures India's mahab budhi Temple complex is 0:10 the naval of the Earth this is the city of bodgaya in northeastern India some 2,500 years ago shakuni bathed in this River and sat under a 0:23 large tree shakuni practiced aism for a long time without attaining enlightenment he continued his search for absolute 0:33 truth through meditation finally shakuni attained Enlightenment here and became Buddha Buddha in Sanskrit means the awakened 0:44 one and this tree became known as the Bodhi Tree Bodhi was the Sanskrit word for enlightenment this tree is believed to 0:55 be the third of four generations descended from the original book Woody tree Buddhist Pilgrims from all over the world visit the holy site of Bud 1:15 Gaya and particularly Tibetan Monks these repeated exercises by the monks have been considered since ancient 1:26 times as the most respectful form of Prayer at the roots of the Sacred buddy tree is a diamond Throne where Buddha is 1:37 believed to have meditated next to the throne is a large Tower Temple over 50 m high this is the 1:47 marodi temple the temple was originally built during the 3r century BC and rebuilt a century 1:57 later however a series of inv invasions led to the decline of Buddhism and the temple fell into ruin until the site was rediscovered in the 19th 2:11 century this golden statue of Buddha portrays the moment when Buddha drove off evil spirits as he strived to attain 2:21 Enlightenment the large Tower as it stands today was reconstructed by the British at the end of the 19th century worshippers walk around the 2:32 reconstructed Tower in a clockwise Direction according to Indian tradition it is respectful to approach a person or 2:43 object with your right shoulder towards them in order to get closer to Buddha's great wisdom and Enlightenment people continue to light candles to brighten 2:55 the darkness