Illustrated lecture by Dr. S.S. Gupta

 

Chair: Professor R.C. Agrawal

 

North East India comprising of seven states also called the Seven Sisters is a vast geographical terrain. The region is home to a large number of ethnic groups and in the religious beliefs, Buddhism has played an important role which is reflected in their living. Extant Buddhist remains including stupas, chaityas, monasteries, temples and sculptural art are revealed in a number of archaeological excavations at Surya Pahar in Assam, Shyam Sundar Tila and Boxanagar in Tripura; and Bhaitbari in Meghalaya