(Post 08)
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2005/Mar_Apr/v1.SignificancePilgrimage)
The monasteries established by Lord Buddha were also like Aranyaks.
Those who used to renounce their worldly attachments, and were dedicated to selfless service and dissemination of the divine teachings of Lord Buddha for the welfare of all, used to be the permanent inmates of these monasteries.
Well, you may call them as "Bauddha-vihars" instead of Aranyaks; it hardly makes any intrinsic difference.
Such sacred centers of learning and training, where every moment of life is dedicated to tapa-sadhana and service, are tirthas indeed.
(http://literature.awgp.org/akhandjyoti/2005/Mar_Apr/v1.SignificancePilgrimage)
The monasteries established by Lord Buddha were also like Aranyaks.
Those who used to renounce their worldly attachments, and were dedicated to selfless service and dissemination of the divine teachings of Lord Buddha for the welfare of all, used to be the permanent inmates of these monasteries.
Well, you may call them as "Bauddha-vihars" instead of Aranyaks; it hardly makes any intrinsic difference.
Such sacred centers of learning and training, where every moment of life is dedicated to tapa-sadhana and service, are tirthas indeed.
