Most Venerable Dr Anil Sakya, (Phra Shakyavongsvisuddhi), prolific scholar, speaker, author and a leading thinker. Assistant Abbot at the historic royal monastery Wat Bovoranives Vihara, Bangkok & Rector World Buddhist University. I had the honour of receiving Atal Bihari Vajpayee ji here at Wat Bovoranives – he proudly told us! An afternoon of an enriching discussion full of thought-provoking perspectives – the ‘Cotton Road’ older than the Silk Road. Civilisational India shaped and defined this road, Buddhist monks, philosophers travelled along this road, Dharma led sustainable development goals, revival of Nalanda University by PM Modi, Pali as classical language, Syama Prasad Mookerjee as president of Maha Bodhi Society and much more…

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