Sangharakshita Pilgrimage
Map showing location of Benares Hindu University — Buddha Kuti (Bhikkhu Kashyap's Residence)

Benares Hindu University — Buddha Kuti (Bhikkhu Kashyap's Residence)

Varanasi, India · 1949–1950

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25.26770°N, 82.99130°E

Key Facts

  • ◆ Bhikkhu Jagdish Kashyap (1908–1976) was Professor of Pali and Buddhist Philosophy at BHU and a leading scholar-monk.
  • ◆ Sangharakshita studied Pali, Theravada Abhidhamma, and Logic (Mill, Bradley, Schiller) and read the Tipiṭaka in the original for the first time.
  • ◆ Kashyap allowed him use of his university library ticket, giving access to rare Buddhist texts.
  • ◆ Kashyap's parting injunction — 'Stay here and work for the good of Buddhism' — shaped Sangharakshita's subsequent life.
  • ◆ He wrote articles and poetry here and helped edit Kashyap's 'Buddhism for Everybody'.

“Seven of the quietest and happiest months I have ever known.”

— The Rainbow Road

Source: The Rainbow Road

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