Description:The eagerly awaited Complete Works of Sangharakshita begins with Volume 9 on Dr Ambedkar and the revival of Buddhism. One of the most far-reaching of Sangharakshita’s contributions to modern Buddhism was giving shape to the Buddhist conversion movement begun by the great Indian statesman and reformer, Dr B.R. Ambedkar. In 1956, along with hundreds of thousands of his followers, Ambedkar renounced the Hindu caste system – according to which they were condemned to be ‘untouchable’ – and converted to Buddhism, thus beginning a new life.The first part of this volume includes previously published Ambedkar and Buddhism tells the story of how Ambedkar overcame the suffering and struggle of his early years to become the shaper of the Indian constitution and the leader of his people to a new life; and how, following Ambedkar’s untimely death, Sangharakshita took on the challenge of teaching Buddhism to the new community of Buddhists.The second part of this volume is a collection of 36 edited talks, many published here for the first time, from Sangharakshita’s tour of the Buddhist communities in India in 1981-2.The Complete Works of Sangharakshita: information and subscription options available www.windhorsepublications.com/sanghar...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dr Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I (The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, Volume 9). To get started finding Dr Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I (The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, Volume 9), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.
Pages
608
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PDF, EPUB & Kindle Edition
Publisher
Windhorse Publications
Release
2016
ISBN
1909314781
Dr Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I (The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, Volume 9)
Description: The eagerly awaited Complete Works of Sangharakshita begins with Volume 9 on Dr Ambedkar and the revival of Buddhism. One of the most far-reaching of Sangharakshita’s contributions to modern Buddhism was giving shape to the Buddhist conversion movement begun by the great Indian statesman and reformer, Dr B.R. Ambedkar. In 1956, along with hundreds of thousands of his followers, Ambedkar renounced the Hindu caste system – according to which they were condemned to be ‘untouchable’ – and converted to Buddhism, thus beginning a new life.The first part of this volume includes previously published Ambedkar and Buddhism tells the story of how Ambedkar overcame the suffering and struggle of his early years to become the shaper of the Indian constitution and the leader of his people to a new life; and how, following Ambedkar’s untimely death, Sangharakshita took on the challenge of teaching Buddhism to the new community of Buddhists.The second part of this volume is a collection of 36 edited talks, many published here for the first time, from Sangharakshita’s tour of the Buddhist communities in India in 1981-2.The Complete Works of Sangharakshita: information and subscription options available www.windhorsepublications.com/sanghar...We have made it easy for you to find a PDF Ebooks without any digging. And by having access to our ebooks online or by storing it on your computer, you have convenient answers with Dr Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I (The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, Volume 9). To get started finding Dr Ambedkar and the Revival of Buddhism I (The Complete Works of Sangharakshita, Volume 9), you are right to find our website which has a comprehensive collection of manuals listed. Our library is the biggest of these that have literally hundreds of thousands of different products represented.