Thursday, June 05, 2025

Nalanda Univ in India--5th century AD--stupa was built over remains of Shin Sariputra

the Buddha's "Right Hand" main disciple. The "Left Hand" was Shin Maugalyana--
see wikipedia, Buddha's life story.
https://getpocket.com/explore/item/nalanda-the-university-that-changed-the-world?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us

Former 1988 activist--US scholar MinZin arrested in China--NYT

https://www.nytimes.com/2026/06/11/us/politics/china-arrests-us-scholar.html?unlocked_article_code=1.plA.-7tb.2M_-DNpSDzOv&smid=em-share