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Himalayan Times — 1955

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CO-OPERATIVE MARKETING THIBETAN PILGRIM £S
ACTIVITIES IN KURSEONG VI^IT ^ALAI^l)/\
Kurseong, April 1 Kalimpong, April 4
fn their drive to li-
berate th«* primary pro- Tibetan Saint Lama were translated into Tibe-
dui;ers from the clutches Maha-Sukha Vajra the spi- tan in which 108 Indian
of the middlemen the en- ritual teacher of Lama R. Bhikshus 108 Nepali Bhik-
thusiastic villagers of t1 e Lundup, professor of Ma- shus, 108 Chinese Bhik
Kurseonc subdivision have hayan Buddhism and Ti- shus and 108 Bhikshus
undertaken to set up co betan in the Government of Kashmir woiked in
operative marketing socie- (international) Post Gra- shifts throughout the day
ties in various concentra- duate Nalanda Pali Re- and night for Beven years
ted production centres. search Institute, arrived and 108 interpretors were
The Shittong Maturing at Nalanda tne other day also employed for the
Vegetablo Growers Coope- t0 viait tne ruins °f tne work. The Samyas-Monas-
rative Marketing Society ancient Nalanda Univer- tery was constructed for
and the Dilaram Coope- sity aml the Nava-Nalan- this veiy purpose and
rative Milk Marketing da Maha-Vibar that has afhr present i g the Kan-
Society formed under the been constructed to revive jur, Tanjur besides many
initiative of the Marketing theancientNalandaUniver- Buddhist Scriptures to the
Branch of the Agriculture si,y- Visiting the ruins of present Nalanda Univer-
Department are doing 1ne ancient Nalanda Uni- sity. many times m re
yeoman's service. Both verity, Vajraji stated tl at books weie still in Tibet
the societies cover an area at Lhasa also there was with theTibet Government,
of several square miles. a monastery constructed Vajraji, who stayed
'J he Principal marketing ^e tnp Nalanda Univer- in the Maha-Vihar, said

difficulty in this distant sity vnich wa» called that once a?Hin Nalanda
region is the lack of co- ' Samyas-Monastery". would become the princi-
mmunioable roads and Proceeding he said pal seat of the Inter Asian
transport facilities for tnat in ttie middle of the learning and culture and
which the construction of eighth century during the people in Tibet who knew
feeder roads from Bagora rei8n of Tibetan King that Government has star-
to Lavda, Birik to Sheifu Tisong Deutsen, under the ted the Inst.tute to iro-
and seventytwo to Ghale- direction of an Indian partinstruction in Pah
tar has just b-en taken Bhikshu Maha Guru Pad- and Buddhist Philosophy
up and nearing comple- raa Sambhava the Bud- we.e eager to come for
tion at a cost of Rs dhif,t scriptures available higher btudus and many
60 000/- half of which in the Nalanda University would come as soon as

would be contributed bv —~-"-TT-T^" f ocommodation were avai-

the villagers by way of revival of °ld markets, lable. 1 ibetan I ana K S.

voluntary labour distribution of better seeds Tasi, the care-tsker of the

to the growers at conces- China Temple at Nalanda
In view of the gro- sion rates, supplv of cat- said that the number of
wing popularity of both tie feed to the milk pro Tibetau pilgrims to Ka-
the societies several deve- ducer members, installa- landa was increasing and
lopment proposals have tion of scientific appara- he contemplated to cons-
been undertaken which tus for sterilisation of truct a few more rooms
include the widening of miik and of cremary plant to meet the rush in the
the existing foot tracks, and others. winter season.
 
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