Srijnan Atish Dipankar , the great ancient Buddhist scholar was born at Munshiganj, Bangladesh and dedicated his life for the purpose of spreading education, serving humanity and preaching social reforms back in the 10th century A.D. In the pursuit of knowledge he travelled as far as China and became a legendary figure for his spiritual attainment and devotion to the teachings of Gautama, the founder of Buddhism. A writer of more than one hundred books on Buddhism and other branches of knowledge, Atish Dipankar has been regarded as one of the worthy sons of Bangladesh.