BEIJING, Oct 26: The Bhagavad Gita is the “nectar of wisdom” and a “miniature history of Indian civilisation” offering answers to the spiritual and material dilemmas faced by people in modern times, noted Chinese scholars said articulating a rare public reverence for the ancient Indian scripture. Speaking on Bhagavad Gita at a symposium on ‘Sangamam – A Confluence of Indian Philosophical Traditions’ organised by the Indian Embassy here , Chinese scholars termed Gita as a philosophical encyclopaedia of India, highlighting its timeless insights on achieving harmony between material and spiritual pursuits. The star speaker at the event was 88-year old Prof Zhang Baosheng, who has translated Bhagavad Gita into Chinese. Terming Gita as a spiritual epic and a philosophical encyclopaedia

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