Buddhism’s influence on Ambedkar is well-documented, including in his famous treatise “The Annihilation of Caste.” Lesser known are his contributions and reforms to the Buddhist faith.

Buddhism also upholds the doctrine of reincarnation based on karma. However, it rejects the Hindu caste system as an illusory and harmful structure that causes suffering.

According to him when Buddhism reigned in Tamil Nadu, the caste system was not prevalent. Activities of Thass'“Sakhya Buddhist Society” caught the eyes of British officials conducting the 1911 ...

Why Buddhism? Born in 564 B.C., Buddha spent a significant portion of his life in India combatting chaturvarna, an ideology that would eventually evolve into the caste system.

Caste is an ancient system of social hierarchy based on one’s birth that is tied to concepts of purity and social status. Its history, evolution and current state are complicated.

California lawmakers have cleared a bill that would explicitly ban caste discrimination in the state, sending it to the governor’s desk for signature.

The prevalence of the caste system in the present-day Buddhist societies of Sri Lanka, Nepal, Ladakh, and Burma provides corroborative evidence that Buddhism did not challenge, nay, accept the ...

(RNS) — Many Buddhists today trace their social justice activism to the work of BR Ambedkar, the Indian caste abolitionist who once led a mass conversion of Dalits, or lower caste, to Buddhism.

He blamed the Brahmins for the hierarchical caste system based on birth. According to him when Buddhism reigned in Tamil Nadu, the caste system was not prevalent.

According to him when Buddhism reigned in Tamil Nadu, the caste system was not prevalent. Activities of Thass’ “Sakhya Buddhist Society” caught the eyes of British officials conducting the ...