“…Mark how these temples bear the marks of a hundred attacks and a hundred regenerations, continually springing up out of the ruins, rejuvenated and strong as ever! That is the national mind, that is the national-current…”
(Swami Vivekananda, The Future of India, Lectures from Colombo to Almora)
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 …