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The Calcutta Gazette. Thursday June 11 1936. Part VI

1936

3. The Government of India shall immediately on the passing of this Act establish a Committee as hereinafter provided and entrust it with the management and control of the Temple Land the Temple and the worship in it. [...] 4. (1) The Committee shall consist of the Mahanth and nine representatives of the Buddhists of India Burma and Ceylon to be nominated by the Governor General of India in consultation with the Governments of Burma and Ceylon. [...] 5. Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in the rules framed the reunder Hindus of every sect shall have access to the Temple to worship the image of Lord Buddha and to the Temple Land to offer Pinda under the Bodhi Tree to the north of the Temple provided that nothing in this section shall enable any person to slaughter goat or any other animal on the Temple Land for any purpose rel [...] (2) In particular and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power such rules may provide for all or any of the following matters namely:— (a) the upkeep and repair of the Temple; (b) the improvement of the Temple Land; (c) the welfare and safety of the pilgrims; (d) the safe custody of statements of accounts and other documents relating to the Temple or the Temple Land; and (e) the [...] The desire is but natural; and this Bill is intended to make provision for the better management of the Maha Bodhi Temple and the Temple Land and for their restoration to the Buddhists of India Burma and Ceylon without prejudice to the right of Hindus to worship the image of Buddha in the Temple and to offer Pinda at the Bodhi Tree to the north of the Temple.
government politics public policy
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2
Published in
India
SARF Document ID
sarf.100008
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Part VI
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