International Buddhist Institute Set up at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh

Dear Friends
Namo Buddhay and Jai Bhim!

It is a great news and and I take this opportunity to share with you all. Our Dalit Queen Honourable Ms. Mayawati has set up an International Buddhist Institute (Antarrashtriya Baudh Sansthan) at Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh (U.P.). The U.P Government led by our Honourable leader has set this Antarrashtriya Baudh Sansthan to spread Buddhist culture and ideology.

The newly set up Antarrashtriya Baudh Sansthan is headed by Venerable Bhante Nand Ratan, the head monk at Kushinagar. He has also been accorded the status of a Minister of State in Uttar Pradesh. The name of other honourable member of this Sansthan are as follows:
1. Venerable Bhante Sheel Ratan
2. Venerable Bhante Gyan Vansh
3. Venerable Bhante Sheel Prakash Khairo
4. Venerable Bhante Deepankar
5. Venerable Bhante Dhamma Priya
6. Venerable Bhante Sharan Pal
7. Venerable Bhante Gyan Aditya
8. Venerable Bhante Gyan Sagar

Mr. Y.P. Singh would be the Director of this Sansthan. The construction work of the new building for this newly set up Baudh Sansthan has already started at Gomati Nagar, near Reserve Bank of India, in Lucknow.

(News Courtesy: Amar Ujala (A Hindi Newspaper), Allahabad, 03.06.2009).

Freinds, this is perhaps for the first time that a democratically elected Government in India has taken such an important initiative to spread Buddhist culture and ideology, though we do not know much if any such kind of initiative has been taken up in Sikkim.

But in the heartland of India and Buddhism after the great Buddhist Kings Asoka, Kaniska and Harsa, a state patronage has been provided by our honourable leader Ms. Mayawati to propagate Buddhism.

Please circulate this news as widely as possible in all your circles/networks.


With Regards & In Solidarity
Aman Kamble