Visited the historic Venuban Buddha Vihar in Kunjaban, Agartala and was kindly taken around by Venerable Dr Khemachara Ji, vice president of Bahujana Hitaya Education Trust and head of the Vihara. Late Maharaja Bir Kishore Manikya donated land for the Vihara and inaugurated it in May 1947.
Was very happy to welcome Venerable Shih Jianyin, Secretary General of the World Buddhist Bhikkhuni Association and an eminent and widely respected Buddhist teacher from Taiwan. She is also Secretary General of the Taiwan Buddhist Association, among other responsibilities. Venerable Jianyin has been visiting India, especially the Buddhist pilgrimage sites …
