Kerala
India
2 pilgrimage sites
Anandashram, Kanhangad
Kerala, India · 1948–1949
The ashram of the saint Swami Ramdas at the foot of a hill near Kanhangad — where Sangharakshita and Satyapriya stayed twice, and where Ramdas spontaneously gave Sangharakshita the mantra Om Mani Padme Hum as 'your mantra'.
Ramakrishna Mission Ashram, Muvattupuzha
Kerala, India · 1947–1949
Sangharakshita and Satyapriya lived for approximately fifteen months at this ashram in Muvattupuzha — the 'Town of the Three Rivers' — the longest and most important residence of their wandering years. Here Sangharakshita deepened his meditation, experienced visions, and clarified his commitment to Buddhism over Hinduism.