The Buddhist Communities of North East India

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About the Book The author is a former corporate executive, translator, writer and traveler This Study is a result of his dauntless traveling in the North Eastern states of India for more than twelve years. He is not an anthropologist, however, he has followed the universal traits of social anthropology of twenty four Buddhist Communities inhabiting in the seven Sisters. The author, Karma Jnana Vajra Repa is only Indian Monk in the order of Jetsun Mila Repa of Tibet. He has been ordained by His holiness the 17th Karmapa Ugyen Trinley Dorje and later on empowered by his holiness the 14th Dalai Lama ji in Kalachakra tradition. Many books are written by him. The article and research papers are Published in national and international Journals.

Introduction I am fond of tracking in the Himalayan terrain. Since 1998 I have travelled more than three thousand kilometers in Himalayan region from Karakoram Range to Eastern frontier of India. During this journey I got acquainted with hundreds of the village and numerous villagers. I had an opportunity to see the diverse cultural heritage of many communities. Especially, the lifestyle and culture of the Buddhist communities have impressed me. A city dweller realized first time in his life the true meaning of 'Small is Beautiful'. It is rightly stated by E.F. Schumacher. Meanwhile, I felt need of documentation of the universal cultural traits of these communities after revisit of few village in Arunachal Pradesh and my home state Tripura. I have realized that within a span of ten years the lifestyle of the people and their cultural attributes has changed significantly. Even identity of few com- munities is assimilated with other community. For instance, tiny community like the Zakhring and Na are no longer exists, at present they are known as the Meyor and Tagin respectively.