Download or read book Buddhism and Dalits written by C. D. Naik and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2010 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Indian context.

Download or read book Mahar Buddhist and Dalit written by Johannes Beltz and published by Manohar Publishers. This book was released on 2005 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On 14 October 1956 Bhimrao Ambedkar, Born Into The Caste Of The `Untouchable` Mahars Converted In Nagpur To Buddhism. Several Thousand Mahars Followed Suit, In An Attempt To Protest Against Their Discrimination And Exploitation, And Seeking A New Beginning. Fifty Years Have Since Passed And Most Of The Former Mahars Now Consider Themselves Buddhists. This Study Aims To Analyse This Movement Of Religious Conversion.

Download or read book Emancipation of Dalits and Freedom Struggle written by Himansu Charan Sadangi and published by Gyan Publishing House. This book was released on 2008 with total page 420 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The book analyses political and social transition at the juncture of Indian Independence in 1947 from the British to Indians, with a view of Dalits, who got initial emancipation under the British rule from Hindu Varna system and Brahmanical Tyranny. The book highlights the issues of untouchability, Mahar Movement, Mahatma Gandhi, Mahatma Phule and Dr. B.R. Ambedkar.

Download or read book Ambedkar and Buddhism written by Sangharakshita and published by Motilal Banarsidass Publishe. This book was released on 2006 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On the morning of 14 Octobe 1956,at a mass rally in the Indian town of Nagpur, rour hundred men and women turned their backs on a millennium of degradation and slavery. Finally renouncing Hinduism, with its cruel system of `graded inequality, they turned instead to Buddhism, in search of dignity, hope and a psth to self-improvemsent. Over the coming months, Hindu India shook as hundreds of thousands more followed their example, and as the Buddha Dhamma came back to life in the land of its birth. The man solely responsible for this historic revival was Dr. Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar; politician, and educationalist; India`s first law Minister, chief architect of her constitution- and lifelong hampion of her downtrodden million.

Download or read book For the solution of the Caste question Buddha is not enough Ambedkar is not enough either Marx is a Must written by Ranganayakamma and published by Sweet Home Publications. This book was released on 2001 with total page 445 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For the solution of the ‘Caste’ question Buddha is not enough Ambedkar is not enough either Marx is a Must This is neither Buddha's biography nor Ambedkar's. Further, it is not Marx's biography either. This is a discussion concerning the 'Dalit' question based exclusively on Ambedkar's writings. However, I have confined myself only to those writings that deal with the 'Dalit' question and Caste system. Ambedkar had also discussed other issues like Division of labour, Division of Labourers, poverty, unemployment and economic exploitation. These issues are connected with the Dalit question and the Caste system. Hence all these issues find place in this book. Ambedkar had also written on other themes like the 'Problem of the Rupee' and Large Scale Industry. But I have not included those issues which are not directly connected with the Dalit question. Even regarding Gandhi, I have not considered issues other than those Ambedkar cited in connection with the Dalit question. For the purpose of this essay, I wanted to rely only on Ambedkar's writings. But, in couple of contexts where I could not find relevant information in Ambedkar's works, I had to turn to a few references from his biographies. I have given these details in the respective contexts. The world needs the theory that is powerful enough to illuminate the path. It is irrelevant whether that theoretician is Buddha, Marx, Ambedkar or someone else. That which remedies the disease alone is a medicine! That which emancipates from sufferings alone is the higher path. If it is Buddhism, we are obliged to follow it, to revere it. The question, however, is to ascertain which is the higher path! This is the thing, which we must ascertain. We are obliged to follow the thing which we ascertain to be the higher path. We need to read Ambedkar's writings in order to arrive at a correct understanding of many issues which he discussed: the caste system, untouchability, poverty, Buddhism, Marxism, etc. We have to read them carefully and seriously. Whatever we read, we have to take everything that is useful. We have to follow it. We have to correct whatever needs correction. We have to abandon whatever is not useful. To do all this, however, we must first understand Ambedkar's ideas correctly. Problems like castes and untouchability are not things that have arisen, so to speak, yesterday or today. They have been entrenched for thousands of years. But we don't have any written literatureother than religious texts and some inscriptionsthat tells about them. The available sources may not be useful in many contexts. Yet they may be useful to some extent in some contexts. When we don't find clear-cut bases for the problems, however, there is no way out except attempting to understand them by means of our own logic.

Download or read book Dr B R Ambedkar and the Dynamics of Neo Buddhism written by K. David Pandyan and published by Gyan Books. This book was released on 1996 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 1: Introduction 2. The Resurgence of Buddhism 3. Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar 4. Neo-Buddhism as a S ocial Philosophy 5. The Scripture of the Neo-Buddhists 6. The Ethico-Ritualistic Dimension ofNeo-Buddhism 7. Neo-Buddhism and Some Western Thinkers 8. Impact of Neo-Buddhism in India and Abroad 9. Conclusion Annexure I Annexure IIAnnexure III Bibliography Index

Download or read book Buddhist Cosmology written by Nagendra Kr Singh and published by Global Vision Pub House. This book was released on 2004 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This Book Is A Historical Study Of The Buddhist Cosmosbuddhist Cosmology Which Was Formulated In Its Perfect Form By The Mahayana Schoolmahayana School Of The Yogacaryasyoga×Aryas At The End Of The Kushan Periodkushan Period. The Essence Of This Concept Did Not Exceed The Main Channel Of Mahayana Thought And Amounted To The Idea Of An Inner Metalogical Unity Of Sa±Sara And Niravana, And Forms The Psycho-Cosmic System Which May Be Termed The Buddhist Cosmos . The Buddhist Cosmosbuddhist Cosmic Model Has Constructed On The Principle Of The Psychocosmogrampsycho-Cosmogram Which Is A Visual And Symbolic Representation Of Cosmic Forces As Psychic Processes. It Is Based On Two Basic Principles Of Buddhismbuddhism: The Concepts Of The Wheel Of Becoming (Bhavabhava-Cakra) Which Turns In The Endless Round Of Birth And Death, And Of The Wheel Of The Doctrine (Dharma-Cakra) By Following Which One May Attain Release From The Never-Ending Round Of Transmigration.

Download or read book Buddhist Elite written by R. N. Salve and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Study covers all the Neo-Buddhist elite residing in the region of Marathwada, India.

Download or read book Buddhism in India written by Gail Omvedt and published by SAGE Publications Pvt. Limited. This book was released on 2003-08-18 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is an historical survey of Buddhism in India and shows how over a period of 2500 years, Buddhism has been engaged in a struggle against caste-hierarchy. It has challenged Brahmanism, the main exploitative system of traditional Indian society, and instead endeavored to build religious egalitarianism.

Download or read book Ambedkar and Buddhism written by Sangharakshita (Bhikshu) and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1986 with total page 196 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book The Conversion to Buddhism by the Dalits in India written by and published by . This book was released on 2017 with total page 60 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Dalits, or untouchables, in India lead an oppressed life with almost non-existent access to education or jobs. The discrimination against them continues to be ramped [sic] even in a democracy as their place in society is inseparable with the Hindu religion and its caste system. Since India's independence in 1948, there have been several attempts at reforming the caste system through political means, such as the implementation of a quota system, and also through revolt in various manners. None of these methods have substantially helped the Dalits better their situation though. This led Dalit leader Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to conclude that the only effective means of escaping the tyranny of the caste system was to convert to another religion. His religion of choice became Buddhism, and he led a mass conversion of Dalits in 1956. Since this day, there has been a large movement of Dalits converting to Buddhism as a means of evading the caste system and improving their socio-economic situation. It is an anti-caste movement, and has actually very little to do with Buddhism itself. Many converts have very little idea about the teachings of Buddhism and continue to follow Hindu traditions. The movement has increased the number of Buddhists in the country from about 3 million in 1956 to about 35 million today. The gains made by those who have converted to Buddhism are negligible though. They are still seen by upper-caste Hindus as untouchables and haven't gained any kind of new privileges. What many converts have gained is what can be described as a sort of mental liberation. They have gained a sense of self-worth and do not think of themselves as untouchables any longer. In some cases, this has led them to seek out education and better themselves in a way they didn't feel worthy of doing before"--Page [5].

Download or read book Jai Bhim written by Terry Pilchick and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1988 with total page 258 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Hundreds of people were waiting as the train drew in from Bombay. Waving garlands, banners and lamps they roared as a smiling, orange-robed figure stepped down. The crowds came from the poorest section of Indian society, but the monk they were greeting hailed from Tooting, London. Terry Pilchick (Nagabodhi) was a witness to this crazy reversal of the guru syndrome and other extraordinary results of a revolution begun by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar thirty years earlier. It was then that Dr Ambedkar-champion of India's 60 million Untouchables'-had led a peaceful revolt. Leaving behind the oppression of the caste system, he and his followers had converted to Buddhism. Jai Bhim is a colorful, humorous yet moving meeting with these new Buddhists and the unique revolution they are building in the city slums and remote villages of modern India. A travel book which can extend the moral as well as the imaginative ... horizons of the reader.-Faith and Freedom

Download or read book The Conversion to Buddhism by the Dalits in India written by Michael Savas and published by . This book was released on 2009 with total page 54 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Dalits, or untouchables, in India lead an oppressed life with almost non-existent access to education or jobs. The discrimination against them continues to be ramped even in a democracy as their place in society is inseparable with the Hindu religion and its caste system. Since India's independence in 1948, there have been several attempts at reforming the caste system through political means, such as the implementation of a quota system, and also through revolt in various manners. None of these methods have substantially helped the Dalits better their situation though. This led Dalit leader Dr. B.R. Ambedkar to conclude that the only effective means of escaping the tyranny of the caste system was to convert to another religion. His religion of choice became Buddhism, and he led a mass conversion of Dalits in 1956. Since this day, there has been a large movement of Dalits converting to Buddhism as a means of evading the caste system and improving their socio-economic situation. It is an anti-caste movement, and has actually very little to do with Buddhism itself. Many converts have very little idea about the teachings of Buddhism and continue to follow Hindu traditions. The movement has increased the number of Buddhists in the country from about 3 million in 1956 to about 35 million today. The gains made by those who have converted to Buddhism are negligible though. They are still seen by upper-caste Hindus as untouchables and haven't gained any kind of new privileges. What many converts have gained is what can be described as a sort of mental liberation. They have gained a sense of self-worth and do not think of themselves as untouchables any longer. In some cases, this has led them to seek out education and better themselves in a way they didn't feel worthy of doing before.

Download or read book Dalits and the Ideology of Revolt written by Ramesh Chandra and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book THE DHAMMA AND DALITS written by KAMNA SAGAR and published by jec publication. This book was released on with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: B.R. Ambedkar founded NeoBuddhism, a revolutionary Buddhist societal reformation movement. Neo-Buddhism began on October 14, 1956, as a revolutionary Buddhist movement, when Ambedkar and about 4000,000 of his supporters converted to Buddhism. Since the Dalits first became Buddhist in Nagpur in 1956, Buddhism spread across India, generating different nationalist movements throughout Maharashtra State. The purpose of the study was to deal with (dis)unity in postmodern Maharashtra through interaction with and understanding the practice of a new generation of Ambedkarite group Buddhists living in Mumbai. I emphasize the two intertwined themes: first, the practice of Navayana and its influence on Buddhism developments, and second, the approach of Buddhist mobilization within traditions. Contradictions about expression, daily experiences, the meaning of tradition, and the effect of human acts on changing and transforming cultures are fundamental to the topic of analysis. The findings reveal that there are tensions between B. R. Ambedkar and Buddha's perceptions and reverence. The ambedkarite Buddhists favor the Navayana's secular and ethical values, which conflict with Ambedkar and Buddha in Maharashtra's local districts. Abuse, structural challenges, and efforts by Revolutionaries to incorporate Buddhists in Indian society generate anxiety, crisis, and radical mobilization among Buddhists. I suggest how this response is a minority defence way to protect its culture and identity. It primarily focuses on social empowerment, particularly for the Mahar group among the underprivileged. Above all, it is a movement for self-respect, equality, and justice for all people, regardless of class, caste, religion, or faith. Aside from that, as a socialist theory, Neo-Buddhism is a powerful force for religious movements founded on socioeconomic and moral ideals. In essence, it could be argued that neo-Buddhism is primarily concerned with a move that is seen as a stimulant for the well of society's oppressed classes.

Download or read book But Little Dust written by Padmasuri and published by Windhorse Publications. This book was released on 1997 with total page 228 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Padmasuri was an English nurse and midwife who gave up nursing to teach Buddhism among the "untouchable" Hindus of India. In this book she charts her progress as she helps her friends discover dignity, strength and freedom on the Buddhist path of individual and social transformation.

Download or read book An End to Suffering written by Pankaj Mishra and published by Farrar, Straus and Giroux. This book was released on 2010-08-24 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An End to Suffering is a deeply original and provocative book about the Buddha's life and his influence throughout history, told in the form of the author's search to understand the Buddha's relevance in a world where class oppression and religious violence are rife, and where poverty and terrorism cast a long, constant shadow. Mishra describes his restless journeys into India, Pakistan, and Afghanistan, among Islamists and the emerging Hindu middle class, looking for this most enigmatic of religious figures, exploring the myths and places of the Buddha's life, and discussing Western explorers' "discovery" of Buddhism in the nineteenth century. He also considers the impact of Buddhist ideas on such modern politicians as Gandhi and Nelson Mandela. As he reflects on his travels and on his own past, Mishra shows how the Buddha wrestled with problems of personal identity, alienation, and suffering in his own, no less bewildering, times. In the process Mishra discovers the living meaning of the Buddha's teaching, in the world and for himself. The result is the most three-dimensional, convincing book on the Buddha that we have.