Visitors Center                      

Situated near the gates of the MahaBodhi Temple, the Bodhi Tree Educational Foundation’s Visitors’ Center will be an important liaison location – allowing visitors to the area to find out what we are offering the region and how they can become involved.

As well as providing information about the Foundation, and facilitating a connection between international visitors and programs, the Visitors’ Center will offer an outlet for the artistic and entrepreneurial skills of the people involved in our various programs. Hosting a small cafe and gallery, the Visitors’ Center will showcase local arts & crafts for sale, and provide an opportunity for our vocational students to practice their business skills while assisting in the running of the Center.

Bodhgaya is the most important of the main four pilgrimage sites related to the life of Gautama Buddha, In 2002, the MahaBodhi Temple, located in Bodhgaya, became selected as a UNESCO World Heritage Site.

In the last several years Bodhgaya has become increasingly popular with tourists and pilgrims, The Bodhi Tree Educational Foundation serves as the integral link between the modern world and the outlying villages that have been living in extreme poverty for multiple generations.

The Bodhi Tree Educational Foundation Visitors’ Center will provide information and recourses for the many visitors from all over the world that want to contribute and volunteer there services to helping bring and end to poverty in the regional area.