Buddha in his Homeland
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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 i... [read more]
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 i... [read more] Blog: Slow Road to China and the Lotus Array
Date: 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
Date: 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
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I'm an American living between Golok, Tibet and Varanasi, India. I'm studying Tibetan language and translating the works of Buddhist masters of the past. I also work for a charitable non-profit called Vision Builders. Please visit us at http//www.visionbuilders.org and see what we are doing in the Himalayas!... full info
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