. 20 J une '18. Gaya. The Hindus practicing the eternal religion; the Sanatan Dharma and the non-religion sect- Buddhist would visit Gaya , a holy place in India where the river Falgu flows into Ganga . It is a place of spiritual and historical significance where the Lord Krishna appeared as Sidhartha Gautama; the prince of the Sakya dynasty during the reign of th e king Sudhodhana about 2500 years before Christ. Shrine of ISKCON Gaya Indicating the cause for the Lord Krishna to descend on earth as the Lord’s heart melted due to compassion to the animals being killed in the name of the religious sacrifices though in violence ( ninda or himsa ), Jayadev Goswami’s hymn: ‘Nindasi yajïa vidher ahaha sruti-jatam. Sadaya hrdaya darsita pasu-ghatam… ’ truly reflects to us that the Supreme Personality of Godhead Krishna appeared in the form of the Lord Buddha to stop violence against the animals. For this to come in effect, Lord Buddha taught the principle...