[Buddha-l] Histroy: Buddhist stupa remains in Sindh, early 20th c. under the British Raj

[Jo]

http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf
res=F20C12F93E5D11738DDDA90994DC405B808DF1D3
<http://query.nytimes.com/mem/archive-free/pdf%20res=F20C12F93E5D11738DDDA90
994DC405B808DF1D3>  

 

This link is a pdf of the 1909 article from the NYT archive. 

Interestingly, the relics found were given to Burmese monks. At that time
Burma was part of the British empire. I suspect that the officials had no
idea there were still Buddhist monks in Bengal. (Or perhaps the Brits
thought little of their establishments?)

 

Here is an article from a Pakistani newspaper on monastery remains in Sindh,
in view of its history of invasions:
http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2013%5C01%5C22%5Cstory_22-1-20
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Another link (dated 7/6/12) from a journalist who hails from Sindh:
http://parveentalpur.com/2012/07/06/restoring-pakistans-buddhist-past/  

 

Joanna