Unique Features of Buddhist Monastries Vipassan Research Institute 6 The Asramas 76 3

6 The Asramas 76 3

In his younger days he was a brilliant scholar and was mostly interested in the ancient spiritual teachings of India called Veda

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This is in stark contrast with the funding agencies like the University Grants Commission (UGC) who were reluctant to support academic study and research in yoga

and therefore written in the Telugu character

Unique Features of Buddhist Monastries Vipassan Research Institute 6 The Asramas 76 3The book describes about the early Buddhist monasteries along with some world famous monasteries. It also throws light on the monasteries located in the Indian Himalayan tracts. Discussions were also made on the Buddhist monasteries of neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Tibet. In this way the book gives detailed information about Buddhist monasteries well supported by maps and illustrations which may enable one to know the importance of