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The first principal of the institute (1959 – 1967) was a renowned Tibetan Buddhist scholar, Ven. Yeshi Thupstan. For three years these ten monasteries bore the entire expenses of the students and the teachers. From 1959 to 1961 the institute was in Leh. From there it was moved to Spituk village, about 8 km away from Leh, in 1962.
Pakistan belongs to those nations who have the world's worst literacy rate, which is the main reason for its slow agricultural growth and sluggish economy. Pakistan's literacy rate is ranked 113 in a total of 120 countries. This is a huge issue for the country and its economic development. [194] [195]
Buddhism first reached the Gandhara region of Pakistan following the Third Buddhist Council where Ashoka sent missionaries to the region. [3] As per Buddhist tradition, a monk from Varanasi in India called Majjhantika is held to be the first monk to travel to Kashmir and Gandhara to spread Buddhism under the orders of Ashoka.
Gandhāra is the name of an ancient region located in present-day north-west Pakistan and parts of north-east Afghanistan. [5] [6] [7] The region centered around the Peshawar Valley and Swat river valley, though the cultural influence of "Greater Gandhara" extended across the Indus river to the Taxila region in Potohar Plateau and westwards into the Kabul Valley in Afghanistan, and northwards ...
The state religion in Pakistan is Islam, which is practiced by about 96-98% of the 195,343,000 [24] [25] people of the nation. [ 26 ] [ 27 ] [ 28 ] The remaining 2-4% practice Hinduism , Christianity , Ahmadiyya , Sikhism , Buddhism , Baháʼí and other religions.
The Shina people historically practised Hinduism, [16] [17] [8] [6] as well as Buddhism. [ 6 ] [ 16 ] [ 18 ] However, both Hinduism and Buddhism were regulated to being the religion of the ruling and upper class although Hinduism had more success among the masses. [ 19 ]
The Choglamsar Bridge over the Indus River connects the town to Chuchat Yakma, the site of an Imambara. [3] In 2019, the Indian Army built a suspension bridge in 40 days, connecting Choglamsar to Chuchat Yakma and Stok. Named Maitri Bridge, it is the longest suspension bridge built over the Indus River. [8]
The Pakistan Hindu Panchayat (abbreviated as PHP) is the leading socio-political representative organization of the Hindu community in Pakistan. Hindus of Pakistan [ edit ]