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	HBH407
	Author: Sanjib Kumar Das
	Publisher: Buddhist World Press
	Language: English
	Edition: 2025
	ISBN: 9789391985882
	Pages: 78
	Cover: HARDCOVER
	9.00 X 6.00 inch
	250 gm

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About the Book The small book titled Taking Refuge is consisted of three things, namely What is Buddhism?, What is Tibetan Buddhism? and Taking Refuge. It mainly focuses on the themes related to Taking Refuge, like meaning, definition, etymology, division, objects, -trainings, benefits etc. Though it is a small book yet it contains almost every essential matter of Taking Refuge, the entrance to become a Buddhist.

About the Author Born in a middle class family in West Bengal, Prof. (Dr.) Sanjib Kumar Das was educated at Chandpara Nimna Buniyadi Vidyalaya (Amtalä) and then in Gobardanga Khantura High School. Meanwhile, due to some of his personal problems, he fled away from home and worked as a waiter in several hotels and sweet shops for about two years in Kolkata. Later, he went to Darjeeling and took shelter in a Buddhist Monastery where he also worked as a helper of mason for about a year. There, an auspicious coincidence came upon in his life that also totally changed his life as well. On account of the kindness of the Thupten Sanga Choling Monastery, he was admitted in its branch school named 'Drukpa Kagyű Destitute Home' where he studied upto standard VIII. Subsequently. he was sent to Varanasi in 1989 in order to get admission in the then Central Institute of Higher Tibetan Studies, Sarnath for higher studies. Getting admission, he obtained M.A., pursuing upon Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Language and other prescribed subjects. In 1998, he was awarded with the Kashi Naresh Gold Medal for being the best student of 1998. After completing M.A., he started doing his Ph.D. which he completed in 2002. In 1999, he was invited as a Translator from Tibetan into English to Taiwan where he stayed for about five months. In 2002, he got a temporary job in the Translation Department in the CIHTS, Sarnath and simultaneously a permanent job in Central Institute of Buddhist Studies, Leh where he worked for about six years. In 2008, he got a new job in Visva-Bharati University, Santiniketan where he has been working on the post of Professor in the Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies. Apart from his academic works, Prof. Das was also carried out the responsibility of HOD [Head of the Department), Department of Indo-Tibetan Studies twice, for about ten years, I/C Director, Centre for Buddhist Studies for three years and Vice-Principal, Bhasha-Bhavana, Visva-Bharati for two years. Prof. Das has also composed, translated, edited, restored and compiled several books which have been published by different universities, institutions and publishers in India. Similarly, he also undertook the four Tibetan-Bengali Translation Projects funded by ACLS, USA & FPMT, USA as well as English-Bengali Translation Project funded by Berzin Archives, Germany for two years during the Covid period. Apart from translation, compilation, restoration and editing work, Prof. Das attended number of Local, National and International seminars, and presented papers.

Introduction To the Buddha, Dharma and the sublime Sangha, I go for refuge until enlightenment is attained. By the merits of my practice such as generosity and so forth, May I attain the Buddhahood for the welfare of beings! With all beings equal to my mother who are infinite as space in number, I go for refuge to the Guru. With all beings equal to my mothers who are infinite as space in number, I go for refuge to the Buddha. With all beings equal to my mothers who are infinite as space in number, I go for refuge to the Dharma. With all beings equal to my mothers who are infinite as space in number, I go for refuge to the Sangha.

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