"From our point of view there was no migration as such. . . .There was a gradual spread from one center in all directi…"

"The Proto-Indo-European term for 'horse' shows only that horses were known (nobody doubts this); it does not mean tha…"

"H. Kern in his book Over het woord Zarathushtra (1867) states, “the Bactrian (i.e. Avestan) is so (greatly) related t…"

"The Buddha was a proponent of simple, direct teaching aimed at liberation and free of theoretical frills: his intent …"

"If one wanted to summarise the essence of Buddhism in one sentence, it could only be this: everything that is transie…"

"The Doctrine (“”Dhamma“”) allows one to attain a state in which suffering can no longer take root, because one embrac…"

"After all, “'nibbàna”' is not a concept: this is why attempts to illustrate it through language and logic lend themse…"

"[The Buddha] advised bhikkhus to be an island (“'dìpa”') or a refuge for themselves. After his passing, their only su…"

"The Master wanted to provoke our critical spirit so that, by studying his doctrine, we could probe ourselves. [...] I…"

"Patañjali, or whoever wrote on his behalf, seems to follow a “Kantian” line of thought: it is necessary to understand…"