Shady Dealings Under Enlightenment Tree

Reuters had a piece over the weekend about corruption inBodh Gaya, particularly swirling around the tree where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment. With the numerous pilgrims who flood the site comes money, and with money comes greed, and, you know the rest. Millions of dollars pour into Bodh Gaya’s main temple, where […]

Reuters had a piece over the weekend about corruption inBodh Gaya, particularly swirling around the tree where the Buddha is said to have attained enlightenment.

With the numerous pilgrims who flood the site comes money, and with money comes greed, and, you know the rest. Millions of dollars pour into Bodh Gaya’s main temple, where it goes, nobody knows.

Meanwhile, someone is lopping branches off the ancient pipal tree, said to be a descendent of the tree under which Buddha meditated. One branch reportedly sold for $1.6 million.


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