[Buddha-l] Nalanda's library destruction

[Dan Lusthaus]

Hi Rahula,

By the 18th century, Tibetans had largely replaced the historical Buddhist 
India with an Indian Imaginaire of their own devising. The Persian, etc. 
sources are much closer to the actual events.

As Dharmasvamin explains, there was no rebuilding after the "Turushka 
raiders" left. They continued to terrorize the neighborhood, even after 
Nalanda was in ruins and no one remained.

It's your choice -- history or edifying fairy tales.

Dan

> 6. This passage is from Sum-pa mkhan-po (1704-1788)'s Dpag-bsam ljon-bang 
> (Pag San Hon Zang or History of Buddhism).