Those are two quite different interpretations of the parable—the difference between inclusive and exclusive that has exercised Buddhist thinkers for centuries.14 And the reader may have already noticed an oddity: if a "cart" signifies a particular "Vehicle" or Path for reaching Nirvāṇa (...
When one scatters the shores of Indian culture, it must take a sneak peek into the theatrical architecture. On the negative side, it’s not as straightforward as one might think to enumerate sociological patterns that have shaped the society. However, the Theater is one of those assets that ...