Editor-in-Chief
Assistant Professor & Head, Dept. of Sanskrit, Marwari College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga, Bihar, India
Dr. Vikas Singh



Editors
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sanskrit, Janki Devi Memorial College, University of Delhi, New Delhi, India
Dr. Rajinder Kumar

Editor
Research Scholar, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Ministry of Culture, Govt. of India, Nalanda, Bihar, India
Dhamma Ratan
Advisory Board

Prof. Uma Shankar Vyas
Former Director, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara, Nalanda, Bihar, India

Prof. K. B. Jayawardhane
Head, Department of Sanskrit & Eastern Studies, University of Kelaniya, Kelaniya, Sri Lanka

Prof. C. Upender Rao
Professor, School of Sanskrit and Indic Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi, India

Prof. Ritu Bala
Chairperson, Vishveshvaranand Vishwa Bandhu Institute of Sanskrit & Indological Studies, (Panjab University) Sadhu Ashram, Punjab, India

Prof. Ram Nakshatra Prasad
Former Vice Chancellor & Professor, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda, Bihar, India

Dr. Prafull Gadpal
Associate Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Philosophy and Pāli, Central Sanskrit University, Lucknow, U.P., India

Prof. Ramesh Prasad
Professor & Head, Dept. of Pāli & Theravāda, Sampurnanand Sanskrit University, Varanasi, U.P., India

Dr. Arun Kumar Yadav
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, U.P., India

Prof. G. C. S. Negi
Professor & Head, Dept. of Buddhist Philosophy and Pāli, Central Sanskrit University, Lucknow Campus, Lucknow, U.P., India

Ven. Dr. Dhamma Jyoti
Associate Professor, Dept. of Pāli, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda, Bihar, India
Editorial Board

Dr. Mukesh Kumar Verma
Associate Professor & Head, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda, Bihar, India

Dr. Susmita
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, University of Delhi, Delhi, India

Dr. Shailendra Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Pāli & Buddhist Studies, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi, UP., India

Ven. Dr. Kandegama Deepawansalankar Thero
Senior Lecturer, Department of Pali, Buddhist & Pali University of Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka

Dr. Phrapalad Soravit Aphipanyo
Assistant Professor, Department of Educational Psychology and Guidance, Mahachulalongkornrajavidyalaya University, Thailand

Dr. Anurag Sharma
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Hindi, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda, Bihar, India

Dr. Ajay Kumar Singh
Assistant Professor, Centre for Comparative Religion and Civilization, Central University of Jammu, Samba, J&K, India

Dr. Suresh Kumar
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Buddhist Studies, Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University), Nalanda, Bihar, India

Santosh Kumar
Assistant Professor, Dept. of Sociology, T. D. Post Graduate College, Jaunpur, U.P., India

Editorial Assistants
Dept. of Ancient Indian History & Archaeology, Patna University, Patna, India
Prince Kumar ‘Buddhmitr’

Editorial Assistants
M.A. (Pāli), Nava Nalanda Mahavihara (Deemed University) Nalanda, Bihar, India
Ashwini Sharma
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Journal Details
- Kusīnārā, An International Journal of Pāli and Indic Studies, Biannual Peer Reviewed Journal of the Kusīnārā Jīvaka Trust, Kushinagar, (U.P.) India. The Journal seeks to publish quality, peer- reviewed articles (both English and Hindi) on any aspect of Pali and Indic Studies. Contributions should be submitted to the Editors. Books Reviews should also be sent to the Editor-in-Chief Dr. (kusinarajournal@gmail.com).




About Journal
An International Journal of Pāli and Indic Studies is a biannual, peer-reviewed publication dedicated to exploring and disseminating the rich heritage of Pāli and Indic traditions supported by Kusīnārā Jīvaka Trust, Kushinagar, Uttar Pradesh. Named after the sacred site where the Buddha entered Mahāparinibbāna, the journal aspires to illuminate the timeless wisdom of the Buddha’s teachings and their relevance in the modern…