Jam Yang
He fled over the Himalaya in a group with 45 others. Three weeks later, 44 of them made it into Nepal barely alive, straving and frostbitten. They had hiked through chest deep snow in blizzard conditions. Jam Yang also liked to tell me about his days as a 'ladies man' that pre-dated his monastic vows.
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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: Northern India
Date: June 20th 2006
During the summer months India’s Himalayan foothills offer some relief from the sweltering heat of the plains below. After I had endured the scorching heat of Rajasthan for a few weeks I made getting to cooler climates a priority. On my way north from Delhi I stopped to visit a few places in Punjab; namely, the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the Pakistan-India border crossing. The Golden T ... read more
Date: June 20th 2006
During the summer months India’s Himalayan foothills offer some relief from the sweltering heat of the plains below. After I had endured the scorching heat of Rajasthan for a few weeks I made getting to cooler climates a priority. On my way north from Delhi I stopped to visit a few places in Punjab; namely, the Golden Temple in Amritsar and the Pakistan-India border crossing. The Golden T ... read more
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