The Mahabodhi Temple in Bodh Gaya, Bihar, marks the site of the Buddha’s Enlightenment. It was founded in the 5th century and has undergone several restorations. Numerous replicas are found throughout the Buddhist world. They range from huge temples to small votive models that would have been acquired by religious pilgrims as a sacred memento of their visit to Bodh Gaya and could also serve as a meditational focus for Buddhists unable to journey to the original monument. The architectural registers of this model feature Buddhas in different attitudes, stupas, and scenes from the life of Buddha. In the rear of the temple behind the superstructure is a representation of the bodhi (pipal) tree under which the Buddha meditated. A descendant of the original tree still marks the holy site. A comparable votive model of the Mahabodhi Temple is in the Victoria and Albert Museum, London (IS.21-1986).