Sanely Written
Reading Time: 6 minutes बुद्धं शरणं गच्छामि। धर्मम शरणं गच्छामि। संघं शरणं गच्छामि।। “शरणं” means to take refuge. But you have to face persecution in order to seek refuge. So, why did the Three Jewels which has a sacred place in Buddhism mentions of refuge? The seed of Buddhism was planted, nourished and grown under the beacon of light […]
Reading Time: 6 minutes The convention dictates that if you plan on writing about ancient India, it should begin with a Sanskrit shloka. Well, what can I say? The cliché never gets old. So here is one, विद्या नाम नरस्य कीर्तिरतुला भाग्यक्षये चाश्रयोधेनुः कामदुधा रतिश्च विरहे नेत्रं तृतीयं च सा ।सत्कारायतनं कुलस्य महिमा रत्नैर्विना भूषणम्तस्मादन्यमुपेक्ष्य सर्वविषयं विद्याधिकारं कुरु ॥ […]