Precious Treasures from the Diamond Throne: Finds from the Site of the Buddha's Enlightenment

The Mahābodhi temple at Bodhgayā in eastern India has long been recognized as the place where the Buddha sat in meditation and attained enlightenment. The site, soon identified as the ‘Diamond Throne’ or vajrāsana, became a destination for pilgrims and a focus of religious attention for more than two thousand years.This volume presents new research on Bodhgayā and assesses the important archaeological, artistic and literary evidence that bears witness to the Buddha’s enlightenment and to th...