INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BODH GAYA

INDIAN INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT BODH GAYA

The identity of Indian Institute of Manangement Bodh Gaya (IIMBG) was uveiled by His Holiness the fourteenth Dalai Lama on January 14, 2020. The logo was designed by Chakradhar Saswade of National Institute of Design, Bengaluru. The logo provides a visual identity to IIM Bodh Gaya, which combines the letters of its acronym and some symbolic images along with it. It carries some significant elements in it representing the location of Nalanda and the Bodh Gaya. Stupas, symbolising the centre of the world, or the axis Mundi, represent the enlightened mind or the ‘Buddha’. Inspired by the Stupa of Sanchi, it is symbolic of the material body and the subtle and vibrant ‘inner space’. The waves depict reverberance, radiance, growth, harmony and unity. Their constructive interference creates an optical illusion of luminance and stand as a ray of insight and inspiration and for 'बोध एवं ज्ञान'. The leaf of the sacred Bodhi Tree serves as a symbol of knowledge, soul, abundance and generosity. The motto ‘सब्बे भद्राणि पस्सन्तु’ is in the Pali language, the language of Buddha’s teachings. It is taken from the ‘Dhammavani Sangrah’ that has verses in the Pali with Hindi translation by Shri S.N. Goyanka and is based on the ‘Tipitaka’ that constitutes the body of classical text of Theravada Buddhism. In Hindi, this translates into ‘सभी मंगलमय घटनाओं के साक्षी बने’ meaning ‘Let All be Witness to all Good Events’.