After learning from the monk-priest Vinitaprabha, I travelled west to Jalandhara in eastern Punjab before climbing up to visit Thervada monastaries in the Kulu valley. After that, I travelled southwards again to Bairata, then Mathura,on the Yumana River. Mathura was extrodinary with 2000 monks of major Bhuddist branches despite being Hindu-dominated. I later travelled up the river to Srughna then crossed over to Matipura. It was there and then, while travelling, I knew how lucky I was to have travelled so far. When will this journey end? I didn't want it to end. So I moved south to Sankasya. What was so special about this place was that it was said tobe where Bhudda descended from Heaven. Then, it was onward to King Harsha's grand capital of Kanyakubja. Here, I encountered 100 monasteries of 10,000 monks, both Mahayana and Theravada, and was impressed by the king's patronage of both scholarship and Buddhism. And now I am still here, studying Thervada scriptures. Where would I go next?