Buddhist thangka paintings are visually captivating and impressive ... and fear of death. The reverberation of a conch shell is said to symbolize the deep, melodic, far-reaching sound of the dharma, ...

Conch-shells are conspicuous by their absence in ... and Parthians who favoured Buddhism and Jainism. This is not the only story of loss and recovery of the Veda. It is a recurring theme in ...