Modernisation of Buddhism: Contributions of Ambedkar and Dalai Lama-XIV
Karunyakara, Lella (Dr.)
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Book ID : 15965
ISBN-10 : 81-212-0813-0 / 8121208130
Place
of Publication :
Delhi
Year
of Publication :
2002
Edition : First Edition
Language : English
284p., App., Bib., Index, 23 cm.
CONTENTS
CONTENTS:- 1. Methodology in Buddhist History 2. Emergence of Buddhism in the Context of Contesting Philosophies and Social Conditions in Ancient India 3. A Historical Survey of Buddhist Revival in India 4. Ambedkar and Buddhism of the Buddha 5. Buddhism and the Modern World: The Dalai Lama's Contribution 6. Buddhism in Modern India 7. Conclusion: Cultural Change as Prelude to Social Change
DESCRIPTION
The emergence of Buddhism in 6th B.C. was the first social revolution in the history of India. The coversion of Ambedkar to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 was the revival of those revolutionary ideals. The presence of the Dalai Lam XIV in the land of the Buddha symbolizes with the continuity of revolutionary ideals propounded by Gautama Buddha. Equality, Social Justice and Democracy are the three principles, with which the whole revival movement initiated by Ambedkar and Dalai Lama XIV, associated.
