Reclaiming Buddhist sites in modern India: pilgrimage and tourism in Sarnath and Bodhgaya

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dc.contributor.authorGandhi, Rutika
dc.contributor.authorUniversity of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science
dc.contributor.supervisorHarding, John
dc.date.accessioned2019-01-09T16:49:59Z
dc.date.available2019-01-09T16:49:59Z
dc.date.issued2018
dc.degree.levelMastersen_US
dc.description.abstractThe promotion of Buddhist pilgrimage sites by the Government of India and the Ministry of Tourism has accelerated since the launch of the Incredible India Campaign in 2002. This thesis focuses on two sites, Sarnath and Bodhgaya, which have been subject to contestations that precede the nation-state’s efforts at gaining economic revenue. The Hindu-Buddhist dispute over the Buddha’s image, the Saivite occupation of the Mahabodhi Temple in Bodhgaya, and Anagarika Dharmapala’s attempts at reclaiming several Buddhist sites in India have led to conflicting views, motivations, and interpretations. For the purpose of this thesis, I identify the primary national and transnational stakeholders who have contributed to differing views about the sacred geography of Buddhism in India. Furthermore, I discuss the extent to which the marketing of these Buddhist pilgrimage sites as tourist destinations has shaped, altered, or intensified the contested nature of Sarnath and Bodhgaya.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5265
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.proquest.subject0318en_US
dc.proquest.subject0638en_US
dc.proquestyesYesen_US
dc.publisherLethbridge, Alta. : Universtiy of Lethbridge, Department of Religious Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Religious Studiesen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesThesis (University of Lethbridge. Faculty of Arts and Science)en_US
dc.subjectBuddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Buddh Gayaen_US
dc.subjectBuddhist pilgrims and pilgrimages -- India -- Sarnath Siteen_US
dc.subjectBuddhist temples -- India -- Buddh Gayaen_US
dc.subjectBuddhist temples -- India -- Sarnath Siteen_US
dc.subjectBuddhist shrines -- India -- Buddh Gayaen_US
dc.subjectBuddhist shrines -- India -- Sarnath Siteen_US
dc.subjectTourism -- Religious aspects -- Buddhismen_US
dc.subjectBuddh Gaya (India) -- Religious life and customsen_US
dc.subjectSarnath Site (India) -- Religious life and customsen_US
dc.subjectBodhgayaen_US
dc.subjectBuddhism in Indiaen_US
dc.subjectreligious pilgrimagesen_US
dc.subjectreligious site reclamationen_US
dc.subjectreligious tourismen_US
dc.subjectSarnathen_US
dc.titleReclaiming Buddhist sites in modern India: pilgrimage and tourism in Sarnath and Bodhgayaen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
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