
May 10 is Buddha Purnima. These pics tell us how Buddha unites India with S.E. Asia and the Far East.
1. Buddha and his Message by Swami Vivekananda - http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Buddha-and-His-Mess age-1.aspx
2. Bodh Gaya Temple – also see part 2 shows Cave where Buddha meditated. http://www.esamskriti.com/phot o-detail/Bodh-Gaya-Temple.aspx
3. Sarnath is where Buddha gave sermons to his first five companions http://www.esamskriti.com/phot o-detail/Sarnath.aspx
4. Wats of Bangkok - http://www.esamskriti.com/them e-detail/Wats-of-Bangkok.aspx
5. Harmonious blend of Hinduism, Buddhism and Shinto strains in Japan by Sanjay Rao - http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Harmonious-blend- of-Hinduism,-Buddhism-and- Shinto-strains-in-Japan-1.aspx
5a. Benoy Bahl on Indian roots of Tibetan Buddhism http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Benoy-Behl-on-India n-Roots-of-Tibetan-Buddhism-1. aspx
6. King Ashoka’s daughter took a Bodhi tree sapling from Bodh Gaya to Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. Anuradhapura by Vinita Agarwal -http://www.esamskriti.com/arou nd-world/Anuradhapura.aspx
7. Introduction to Buddhism by Dr Satish Kapoor - http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Introduction-to- Buddhism-1.aspx
8. Mcleodganj home of Dalai Lama - http://www.esamskriti.com/phot o-detail/Mcleodganj.aspx
9. Sleeping Buddha in Ayutthaya, Thailand - http://www.esamskriti.com/them e-detail/Ayutthaya.aspx
10. Great Buddha Statue in Bodh Gaya - http://www.esamskriti.com/them e-detail/Great-Buddha-Statue. aspx
11. Sanchi by Gargi M - http://www.esamskriti.com/them e-detail/Sanchi.aspx
12. Gautam Buddha points out to the weaknesses of Human Nature by Sanjay Rao http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Gautama-Buddha-poin ts-to-the-weakness-of-human- nature-1.aspx
13. Devotees from S.E. Asia and Far East at Bodh Gaya http://www.esamskriti.com/phot o-detail/Bodh-Gaya-Temple-3. aspx
14. Why did Buddhism vanish from India? http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Why-did-Buddhism- vanish-from-India-1.aspx
15. Pictures of Northern frontiers of Buddhism by Benoy Bahl http://www.esamskriti.com /essay-chapters/Pictures-of- Northern-Frontiers-of-Buddhism -1.aspx
16. Etymology of Samantabhadri, Prajaparamita, Palden Lahmo and Taras names and parallel Hindu Goddesses by Sanjay Raohttp://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Etymology-of-Samant abhadri,-Prajaparamita,-Palden -Lahmo-and-Taras-names-and- parallel-Hindu-Goddesses-1. aspx. The attempt of this article is to collate as many Buddhist Goddesses as I could and Hindu Goddesses that are identical and show the reader how similar both systems are at the core, almost identical, with very marginal visual and name variations.
17. Ambedkar erred, Buddha was a Hindu by Sandhya Jain http://www.esamskriti.com/essa y-chapters/Ambedkar-erred,- Buddha-was-Hindu-1.aspx
Thanks to Shri Sanjeev Nayyar.
Kalyanaraman