Buddha in his Homeland

Slow Road to China and the Lotus Array

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March 15th 2008
Apologies for the delay in getting to this blog entry. And why is the road to China so slow? Because I'm still not there yet. About a week before my scheduled return to Tibet, my plans changed and I wound up here in Varanasi, India. Actually, it's Sarnath to be exact - which is the site of the Buddha's very first teachings on the dharma. The teachings were given at a place called Deer Par ... read more

Asia » India » Uttar Pradesh » Varanasi

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The Indus Valley civilization, one of the oldest in the world, dates back at least 5,000 years. Aryan tribes from the northwest invaded about 1500 B.C.; their merger with the earlier Dravidian inhabitants created the classical Indian culture. Arab in... ... read more