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^0 I N D E X 06Chandramani, Mahathera, 91, 290nChina, 51, 91. See also Chinese templesBuddha images in, 127Common Era and, 204Cultural Revolution, 212, 213Nalanda and, 207, 209, 211pilgrims from, 269scriptures brought back to, 130Tibet and, 213Chinese temples, 94, 96. See also ChinaChinmoy, Shri, 10Chithurst Monastery, 71, 287–88Christianity, 84, 90, 204, 207Cohen, Andrew, 280Communism, 160Constitution (India), 83Conze, Edward, 293nCultural Revolution, 212, 213“Cunda the smith,” 103–4Cunningham, Alexander, 90, 156Ddacoits, 75, 117-120Dalits (Slaves), 82–83Devadatta, 220Dhamma, 39, 63, 206, 214, 244, 253. Seealso dharmaAshoka and, 123, 128–29death and, 116, 121defined, 297Kali and, 198as a lantern and refuge, 151Nirvana Stupa and, 87Rajagaha and, 220, 221study of, at Nalanda University, 201Vaishali and, 151, 153, 165–66dharma, 28, 30, 32, 52, 97. See alsoDhammahousehold, 54Vedas and, 83Dharmapala, Anagarika, 275dhoti, 42Dilgo Khyentse Rinpoche, 282Dipankara Buddha, 28EEast India Company, 25FFa Hsien, 8, 47, 124, 130Fazil Nagar, 97, 98, 104–5First Sangha Council, 227Fuji, Most Reverend, 158, 159, 231GGandak River, 75–76, 106–12, 115, 137,139, 144, 174Gandhi, Mahatma, 18, 82–83, 158, 292nGanges River region, vi, 4–5, 27–29,206full flood season in, 174Gondwanaland and, 110Great Gandak River and, 110, 137Hajipur and, 171, 173–75landholdings in, 163monotonous character of, 64Rajagaha and, 223Vaishali and, 155–56, 163, 164Gaya, 258, 260–61, 263–64, 266–67Gnana Jagat, 273, 275Gobi Desert, 211God, 12, 134Goenka, S. N., 224, 225, 226–28gompa, 42Gondwanaland, 110Gorakhpur, 2, 9, 15–16, 24, 31–32, 79,97Gotama, 115, 206. See also Buddha (SiddhatthaGotama)Great Being, 29Great Gandak River, 75–76, 106–12,115, 137, 139, 144, 174Greece, 6, 10, 204Gupta emperors, 87, 204–5Gupta period, x, 45, 87, 204–5Guru Gobind Singh, 178, 190Guru Hargobind, 189Guru Nanak, 178, 183–84, 189, 190Guru Padmasambhava, 2813 1 4