Upasana Kaura Imagine walking for eight years—across burning deserts and the icy passes of the Hindu Kush—just for a chance to apply to college. No guarantee of admission. No shortcuts. Just the pursuit of knowledge. In 629 CE, a Chinese monk named Xuanzang did exactly that. Defying an imperial travel ban, he journeyed to India […]Read More
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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