Benoy K Behl The Vajra or Thunderbolt symbolises the Buddhist philosophy which was developed at the universities of Nalanda, Vikramshila and Odantpuri. It was believed that the logic of this philosophy was as striking as a thunderbolt and as indestructible as a diamond. After Eastern India, the Buddhist centres of Kashmir and the North-East played an […]Read More
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Benoy K Behl The Buddhist path of compassion travelled not only across Asia but also on an artery of the Silk Route to Europe. The photograph here shows traditional European Buddhists with a statue of an acharya from Nalanda University at Kalmykia in Russia, the only part of Europe with a Buddhist heritage. In December […]Read More