Why Meditation Centre is important?

 Meditation can help us to eliminate negative thoughts, worries, anxiety, and all
factors that can prevent us feeling happy.
 Prevention to a series of health issues.
 Meditation is an ancient practice that helps to control our own mind and
consequently our own life and discover ourselves.

 Main Physical Benefits of Meditation:

– Decreases the physical tension
– Delete psychosomatic disorders caused by tension
– Prophylaxis against stress
– Lowers blood pressure
– Strengthens the immune system
– It slows the aging process
– Recharge our batteries

 Main Psychological Benefits of Meditation:

– Calm
– Soothes, comforts
– It helps to be more tolerant and sensitive
– It helps to control our anger
– Energizes
– Take away the worries
– Brings clarity
– It helps to be more confident in ourselves
– It helps personal growth

 Main Benefits of Meditation at work or study:

– – Improves concentration
– Lowers the likelihood of distraction
– Improves memory
– We are more receptive and learn more easily
– It is easier to exercise control of ourselves and the situation under
 pressure
– It helps to be more creative

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PROPOSED BY WHOM?

1. city development plan of Bodhgaya under the JNNURM

2. (Jawaharlal Nehru National Urban Renewal Mission (JNNURM) was a massive
city-modernization scheme launched by the Government of India under Ministry
of Urban Development.)
3. In 2006 whole city plan was proposed and in 2016 international interaction and
meditation hub was proposed.

Site selection criteria:

 Region specific which is natural and peaceful place which contains
spiritual energy suitable for meditation.
 Site with some significance.

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Why this particular site?

1. Bodhgaya has banned auto-rickshaws, Cars, and buses to go in Bodhgaya you

have to get a special permit for only cars and buses the only taxi available is an
E-rickshaws that is mostly noiseless to make Bodhgaya a peaceful pilgrimage
site for travelers and Buddhists.
2. Birth of Buddhism.
3. Educating people about Buddhism and their methods.
4. Situated near the important monasteries.
5. Need for meditation space as there was no particular space allotted for
meditation and learning Buddhism.
6. Revenue

Definitions by different architects:

1. "Meditation Space" by T. Ando

 Calming and safe meditation space.
  The meditation space symbolizes peace and is made from granite that
was irradiated during the Hiroshima bomb in 1945.
 The visitor can cross the meditation space without opening any doors,
symbolizing the passage from light to shadow.
 Peaceful cohabitation on Earth.

2. The Meditation and Indigenous Centre at Bentleigh Secondary College

(Architects dwpsuters and built by Dzine Construction Group)
 Sustainability
 natural surrounds
 Indigenous culture and mindfulness meditation.

3. International Meditation Centre - Nicolas Tye Architects

 Creating a contemporary design with a forest environment.
 This ensures that the interior of the building comes “alive with light” at all
times of the day.

4. Modern Meditation Hut Forest Pond House by TDO Architecture

 Has a rising floor and a falling ceiling, shrinking one corner down and, as
a result, giving the impression of shrinking to the size of a child.

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5. Fariboz Sabha (lotus temple)

 Gathering place where people of all religions may worship god without
denominational restrictions.

6. The mother ,rodger anger (matri mandir ,Tamil nadu)

 Symbol of the divine’s answer to man’s aspiration for perfection.
 Peace
 Landscaped gardens creating different atmospheres.
 Colors.
7. Shri Pervez, Dhumassia (Global vipassana pagoda ,Mumbai)
 Peace and harmony
 Beautification
 landscaping

8. SOUKYA
 Encourages open heart, mind and soul.

9. Sri Pervez Dhumasia (Art of living International Centre)

  It is a discipline, both gentle and powerful, that integrates elements from
the different paths of yoga, especially hatha yoga, uniting the body, mind
and breath.
10. Popo Pingel (Quiet Healing Centre)
 Human being is first and foremost a spiritual being seeking to express its
true self through its mental, environmental and physical ‘bodies’ or
instruments.

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My definition from the conclusion:

 Calming.
 Peace and harmony.
 Open for all.
 With natural surroundings.
 Space uniting mind, body and breath.

Design issues/ Thrust Area:

 Architectural
 Landscaping
 Barrier free
 Color therapy
 Material
 Sustainability
 Surrounding
 Human behavior
 Design technology
 Construction technic
 Structural
 Connectivity
 Lighting
 Green architecture

Activities:

 Central Library
 Interactive Areas such as:
– Seminar
 – Conference Halls
– OATs
 Theatres
 Auditoriums
 Meditation Hall
 Therapy room
 Dining area

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