Kusinara

Burmese Vihara and U Chandramani's Residence, Kusinara

Kusinara, India · 1949–1956

At the site of the Buddha's Parinirvana, Sangharakshita received his sramanera (novice monk) ordination from the aged U Chandramani in 1949 — and returned in 1956 to find U Chandramani just back from administering the Refuges to Dr Ambedkar at Nagpur.