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15 illus (illustrator). Contents Preface Introduction 1 Dr Ambedkars Pilgrimage to Buddhism Ahir DC 2 Buddhism in Maharashtra A Tri partite Analysis A Research Report Fitzgerald Timothy 3 Dr Ambedkar and Buddhism as an Instrument of Social Change Kadam KN 4 Sangha and Social Change Lokamitra Dhammachari 5 Dr Ambedkar the Liberator Meshram NG 6 Dr Ambedkar Buddhism and Social Change A Reappraisal Narain AK 7 Ambedkar Modernity and the Hermeneutics of Buddhist Liberation Queen Christopher S 8 Is there a Specifically Buddhist Approach to Social Ethics Redmond Geoffrey P 9 Between Tradition and Modernity The Gandhi Ambedkar Debate Rodrigues Valerian 10 The Annihilation of Caste The Unfinished Task of Dr Ambedkar Satish Chandra AV 11 Art and Identity The Rise of a New Buddhist Imagery Tartakov Gary Michael 12 New Voices of the Buddhists of India Zelliot Eleanor Index Dr B R Ambedkar 1891 1956 a multidimensional personality is often hailed as the Chief Architect of the Indian Constitution But one of the most abiding aspect of his life and career which history will remember is his conversion to Buddhism leading the largest one time conversion of a people Therefore his contribution to and interpretation of Buddhism and his role in its revitalization and above all his use of Buddhism as an instrument of social change in India are subjects of prime importance and serious study This volume contains twelve select papers presented at or prepared for an International Workshop organized by the Bhikku Jagdish Kashyap Institute of Buddhist and Asian Studies at Sarnath in March 1991 Jacket 214 pp.

Hardcover. Zustand: New. Contents Preface Introductory toward a new history of BuddhismAK Narain 1 Motivations of social action in Theravada Buddhism uses and misuses of traditional doctrinesHarvey B Aronson 2 The background to the rise of BuddhismAL Basham 3 The structure of th 422 pp.