In an All-India Radio broadcast speech on 3 October 1954 he declared: Positively, my Social Philosophy, may be said to be enshrined in three words: Liberty, Equality and Fraternity. Ambedkar converted to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur after years of contemplating and studying various religions of the world rigorously. He found Buddhism spiritually satisfying as it preached love and compassion for all (karuna). It gave up Himsa. They were afraid of permitting repair, because the liberty to repair may be used to demolish the structure they had reared. A Nation devises its own laws and rules to be followed by the citizens of various religions of that Nation to meet certain objectives. Hence the last resort device that conversion to Buddhism, a democratic religion, became in his eyes by the mid-1950s. In modern age Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar is embraced Buddhism with 5,00,000 peoples in Nagpur on However, he found variants of humanism in the Indian civilization, through Buddhism. His intellectual affinities with the Western developed during his stays in the United States and in England. Buddhist monk Lokanatha visited Ambedkar's residence at Dadar on June 10, 1936 and tried to persuade him to embrace Buddhism. Arise from the deep sleep of ignorance, get enlightened or attain enlightenment from whom who knows (deserving knower of the Vedas). Can those laws, rules and regulation be called a religion? If so, then perhapse Sunnism and Shiaism in Muslims – and Catholicism and Protestism in Christianity will also require same identity and recognition. Ambedkar and Buddhism | Bikshu Sangharakshita | ISBN: 9788120829459 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. One can safely say that there is not a Hindu text, whether vedic or agamic, that he has not mastered. It is symptomatic of this greater responsibility that Ambedkar converts not only as an abstract individual, nor even as an individual Dalit, but also as a Dalit leader (or, in his early formulations, a Mahar leader), as one whose actions form a collective Dalit or Mahar identity. It deals with Ambedkar's conceptualization of Buddhism and the possibilities it offered for liberation and upliftment of the Dalits. His book, The Buddha and His Dhamma is the holy book of Navayana or Dalit Buddhists. I’m a dalit…. Buddha on the other hand admitted Shudras to the Bhikkhu Sangha He also admitted women to become Bhikkhunis.”, Ambedkar says that as result of Buddha’s attack on the gospel of inequality, “Hinduism had to make many changes in its doctrines. This is evident from a tangible fact: on 13 October 1956, the day before he converted to Buddhism in a grand ceremony in Nagpur, he addressed a press conference in which he announced that he had drafted the constitution of his new party, the Republican Party of India. Excerpted, with permission, from Dr Ambedkar and Democracy edited by Christophe Jaffrelot and Narender Kumar. In 1937, Lokanatha published a pamphlet “Buddhism Hopefully, those who now own Budha also know the rigour, dryness and beauty of his philosophy and not simply limit Budhism to a tool for political and social upliftment. It is true that in Buddhism there is no God. Buddhist, and explained what Buddhism meant to him. There have been brutal layoffs and pay-cuts. He knew that even the most violent iconoclast will not be able to destroy the core of His religion.”, Comparing Buddhism with Hinduism, Ambedkar writes, “Hinduism is a religion which is not founded on morality. Malaysia tries to find middle ground, This is why Dalit women are singing Tathagata Buddha songs in UP, Yale study finds why large mammals like elephants, tigers still exist in India, Google’s firing of data scientist shows it can’t stop being ‘evil’, CDS Bipin Rawat told Gorakhpur students to rediscover culture but forgot military tradition. His quest for a morally sound religion that looked at the welfare of every human being took him to Buddhism. He claimed that he was ‘Parameswhar‘ or as his followers describe him ”Devadhideva,” God of Gods,” Ambedkar writes about them. He says that both Jesus and Mohammed claimed that what they taught was the word of God and (thus) was beyond question. It is completely understandable as they have not gone through the conversion movement in past as Maharashtrian followers did. Would Ambedkar, Tagore and Buddha have been declared anti-national today? Like Jesus he also claimed that he was the messenger of God. I dont know why this author has not published Ambedkars strong view on Islam..Oh I forgot this is Print as biased as Wire.Caravan etc of Presstitute fame, Actually you upper caste manuvadis cannot digest these facts so when somebody questions your brahmanical version of Hinduism you people seems to get your asses burn. First time tell about Love , Compassion, Equality, Peace by only Buddha…..and spread this ideas , principles by Ashoka and Budhhist monks all over the world …..by written way or by many other ways ……Jesus has been already told that he learn from Buddhist monk……..and M. Paigamber found Buddhist principle written metal sheet ……..and both they spread this ideas principles by their own way and telling as God messenger ……..this is Bitter truth …. Dr Ambedkar’s confidence and understanding about how Buddhism can change the world is needed now more than ever. Reinterpreting Buddhism: Ambedkar on the Politics of Social Action vidhu verma_ R Ambedkar's reinterpretation of Buddhism gives us an account of action that is based on democratic politics of contest and resistance. The religion of Buddha is morality. Besides, Bhagwat Gita was written down by Ganesha and Vyasa after hearing it from Krishna and it was passed down for 5000 years, interpolations are always possible so no reason to consider these scriptures infalliable. He refused to be satisfied with merely being the Son of the God or being the messenger of God; he was not content even with being the last messenger of God. On Thursday, an FIR was filed at Sahibabad police station after a complaint was received from a 22-year-old “social worker”, Montu Chandel. Ambedkar (1891-1956), was essentially a religious man; he lived his life in accordance with the teachings of the Buddha, and had those qualities and virtues which are necessary for the career of a Bodhisattva. However, till date I have not come across any standard scripture or authentic set of rules defining Hinduism. Christians tried to erase Greek knowledge and science when they became dominant in Europe. Moreover, it was in affirmation with principles of liberty, equality and fraternity that guided him throughout his life. Certainly, he has read most of the European and American political philosophers of democracy and drew most of his inspiration from outside for drafting the Indian Constitution. Brother i’m deeply impressed by your knowledge, kindly guide me as to what sources and books should i refer to in order to gain knowledge on sanatan dharma & the actual essence of being a Hindu. What about Buddhism over Islam or Christian? The best of journalism is shrinking, yielding to crude prime-time spectacle. Whether you live in India or overseas, you can do it here. He asks what mental and moral relief does a religion bring to the suppressed and the downtrodden? Ambedkar saw deep affinities between Buddhism and the French Revolution. These components of Dr. Ambedkar’s ideology of Republicanism reflect his liberal values, which are even more obvious in his deep attachment to the rule of law. In his article ‘Buddha or Karl Marx’, he drew a parallel contrast between the two. In his philosophy, liberty and equality had a place. Jesus, Mahommed and Krishna claimed for themselves the Mokshadata. A Hindu sees Lord Buddha as yet another incarnation….and I have seen hundreds of Hindus praying before a statue/ picture of the Buddha wherever they come across. Despite reformist movement over many years, the caste system is deeply ingrained. An excerpt from Dr. Ambedkar and Democracy about Ambedkar's analysis of the affinities of Buddhism with democracy that led to his conversion. The Mahaparinibbana Sutta mentioned in the article should have been the Kalama Sutta – the Buddhist Charter of Free Inquiry. It will become active once these mighty millions have become conscious of their degradation and know that it is largely due to the social philosophy of the Hindu religion. The author is a PhD in Hindi and currently works as Hindi Editor of Forward Press. Ambedkar saw deep affinities between Buddhism and the French Revolution. For e.g. Former Union Minister and Congress leader M. Mallikarjun Kharge has said that Dr. B.R. Ambedkar combined fearless and trenchant criticism of religion with a deep sympathy and understanding of it. Since the work is of a popular rather than a scholarly nature Sanskrit and Pali words have in most cases not been given their diacritical marks and there has been no attempt to secure uniformity in the spelling of these words as between my own text and the various quotations from Ambedkar’s writings. So in the beginning, Ambedkarian Buddhism was propagated by his Republican Party. It presents his reflections on the life of the Buddha, his teachings, and the spread of Buddhism by interweaving anecdotes with detailed analyses of the religion's basic tenets. It’s plain and simple. “Does Hinduism give any mental and moral relief to the millions of Backward Classes and the Scheduled Castes? Ambedkar embraced Buddhism as a last resort since he believed that … The basic problem of Hindu society has been its societal organisation wherein so called lower castes remained discriminated against for ever. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism gave new impetus to the Dalit movement in India, allowing the group to find a voice free from the shakles of the four-fold varna system in Hinduism. In 1931, his “Appeal on behalf of the Depressed Classes Institute”, by which he tried to collect 40,000 pounds sterling, asked “the Europeans and the Americans” to help a “deprived humanity” — a part of the human race (Dr. Ambedkar often resorted in his Marathi writings to the word manuski in English translated as  “humanness”). In place of God there is morality. And Ambedkar’s critical view on Islam? In the 1930s, Ambedkar proclaimed that though he was born a Hindu, he would not die a Hindu; and on 14th October 1956, with 400,000 followers, he converted to Buddhism in a mass meeting in Nagpur. The Dalit leader decided to quit Hinduism to take up Buddhism with close to … ThePrint has the finest young reporters, columnists and editors working for it. Ambedkar, in his historic speech in Nagpur on October 15, 1956, a day after he had embraced Buddhism, said, “The movement to leave the Hindu … 1891–d. Thank you,, you opened my eyes …. Krishna went a step beyond both Jesus and Mohammed. Comparing Buddhism with Hinduism, Ambedkar writes, “Hinduism is a religion which is not founded on morality. Between 1919 and 1949-50 he tried to instill in the Indian society a more fraternal sense of human relations by making assemblies places of endosmosis, by arguing in favour of a new unity between the majority and the minorities within the Constituent assembly itself. If it were not for Navayana Buddhism, the predicament would have been worse. But Buddha, he wrote, “never arrogated to himself any such status. But the news media is in a crisis of its own. Ambedkar was born in a Dalit (untouchable) family during the colonial era of India, studied abroad, became a Dalit leader, and announced in 1935 his intent to convert from Hinduism to Buddhism. Dr. B.R.Ambedkar, on 31st May, 1936, in his address to a public meeting at Dadar (Bombay) on the subject of “why go for conversion?” said, “I should like to impress this thing on your minds very clearly that religion is for man and not man for religion. Hinduism was a state-craft system that tried to maintain relationship among various communities {as it emerged out of tribalistic small kingdoms, note the tribes in major old Hindu Texts instead of large empires} instead of trying to reform them whereas Buddhism was a form of local religious community exercise which was mostly focused on reforms but with their focus on reforms about regions beliefs & practices this led to mixed Hindu Buddhist beliefs with local beliefs & practices which led to formation of beliefs like Mahayana & other Tantra based practices & beliefs which are common to both religions. But what about the others? Never he lived luxurious life , he himself said that everyone is equal , he said ” God hates those who thinks that he’s superior than other person ” . The oldest bhikkhu then in India, Mahasthavira Chandramani of Burma, came to Nagpur for the conversion ceremony, and initiated Ambedkar into Buddhism. Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism came in view of a total rejection of the bias against lower castes in Hinduism. You have entered an incorrect email address! Now it has acquired a huge political dimension and is further entrenched for ever due to caste based reservations, caste based vote banks etc. But this event of conversion to Buddhism, of such a large number of people, with Dr Ambedkar at their head, is not to be thought of thus. But it is not. Ambedkar gave a speech titled “Buddha or Karl Marx” at the Fourth Conference of the Buddhist World Fellowship in 1956, where he compared Marx, the architect of a … This biography is by the British-born Buddhist monk Urgyen Sangharakshita who knew Ambedkar and spent decades working with the Dalit community as the Untouchables became known. In an All-India Radio broadcast speech on 3 October 1954 he declared: … 1956 Died 6 December, aged 64. Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution, ‘untouchable’ by caste in Hindu sect., splendidly emancipated atishudras from the shackles of Hinduism and managed to convert into Buddhism with 500,000 followers on If the teaching of the Buddha was democratic, then democracy is not an invention of the West – as the manner in which Dr. Ambedkar drew his inspiration from so many European and American scholars and leaders suggested -, but it’s a product of the Indian history. (He called it the Republican Party of India by reference, at the same time, to Lincoln’s American Republican Party and to the Republics of the Buddhist era in India). In the Buddhist religion 75% Bhikkhus were Brahmins. According to swami Vivekananda Buddhism is the fulfilment of Hinduism and not against it so Buddhism can be called as a refined form of Hinduism the article is correct but Hinduism isn’t just about Krishna it is much more much deeper what ambedkar has missed out is the South Indian shaivite and vaishnavism part of Hinduism the problem with Hinduism it is misinterpreted and then criticized but the things mentioned about Buddhism is true and actually many a times these two things have been the same and must remain like this. “Hinduism is floating on a volcano. No doubt, certain vested interests following Chaturvarna philosophy misinterpreted it and brought in distortions such as untouchability into it. His book the Essence of Buddhism became an instant hit and it was translated in Japanese as well. ‘I surrender to Buddha, to Dhamma and to Sangha’ Buddhists say. The Buddhist Sangh is like an ocean. He drew out the social message of Buddhism, its potential to help relieve inequality, greed, hatred and ignorance in all its forms, both in the individual and in society. Muhmmad never claimed himself as god, he . conversion to Buddhism which he inaugurated. The religion of Buddha is morality. ', 'Freedom of mind is the real freedom. Buddha was not prepared to give up his opposition to the doctrine of Chaturvarna. A person whose mind is not free though he may not be in chains, is a slave, not a free man. In other words, the closeness was not only intellectually but also emotional. Dr Ambedkar is learned in the Hindu religion and has studied it deeply. Ambedkar and The Dalit Buddhist Movement in India (1950-2000) Dr. Shaji. But his vision of religion was overdetermined by social considerations. It will be a crude miniaturization of one of South Asia’s most original thinker, radical leader and activist to be understood only as a Dalit leader.Ambedkar believed that there was no place… Ambedkar gave a speech titled “Buddha or Karl Marx” at the Fourth Conference of the Buddhist World Fellowship in 1956, where he compared Marx, the architect of a … In the Mahaparinibbana Sutta, he told Ananda that his followers should not accept his teaching as correct and binding merely because they emanated from Him. India needs free, fair, non-hyphenated and questioning journalism even more as it faces multiple crises. On 14 October 1956, Dr BR Ambedkar, the architect of the Indian Constitution, took a life-altering decision. Today it appears to be extinct. “Buddha wanted his religion to remain evergreen and serviceable at all times. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism came in view of a total rejection of the bias against lower castes in Hinduism. Christophe Jaffrelot. Similar Items. What happened in Rome is sure to happen in India. Why Ambedkar chose Buddhism over Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Can you be a true democracy & let go of caste, Ambedkar asked Indians. Thus spoke Ambedkar by: Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 Published: (1980) ; Thus spoke Ambedkar / 4 [On renunciation of Hinduism and conversion of untouchables] by: Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji 1891-1956 Published: (1980) Buddhism and Ambedkar by: Ahir, Diwan C. 1928- … Ambedkar, as mentioned in his declaration, departed to a large extent from the earlier sects of Buddhism. The essence again in all these is Hinduism. Dhamma work in India needs financial help to support Indian Order Members to teach the growing numbers of people who are renouncing violence and inequality and embracing Buddhism. Ambedkar had declared his decision to renounce Hinduism in 1936, in his ‘Annihilation of Caste’ speech. The concept of Equality deserves deeper understanding and investigation. “The Vedic meaning of the word ”Dharma” did not connote morality in any sense of the word. As the conversion movement spread well in the past in Maharashtra, generally Maharashtrian Buddhist followers of Dr Ambedkar are more open to embrace Dr Ambedkar’s idea of Buddha and Buddhism. But he further insisted that he was the last messenger. Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar embraced Buddhism along with more than five lakh followers on the auspicious day of Ashoka Vijaya Dashmi (Dasera) on 14th October 1956. Born an Untouchable – the lowest element of Indian society deemed to be outside the caste system, and […] This is the problem with hinduism it’s so much to get start with. Considering it as a religion of modern world, he would base all his analysis of religion on its touchstone. Ambedkar compares the four religious teachers to find another distinction between Buddha and the rest. That is the reason why Brahmanism has so much more hatred and antagonism against Buddhism than it has against Jainism.”. Mohammed went a step further. Untouchability appears to be impossible in Chaturvarna philosophy when investigated minutely. AMBEDKAR AND BUDDHISM Bonus Recording: Annihilation of Caste by Urgyen Sangharakshita • Bonus Recording: Annihilation of Caste By Dr B. R. Ambedkar Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar was one of the most remarkable figures in the 20th century. Could Mr Ambedkar have ever claimed that every person of his own cast is equal in wisdom, education and understanding to his own self? Buddhism_Ambedkar, Indore, India. These Identities become political in the modern discourse & the role of colonization in making every micro to macro identity political can & should not be overlooked. The western idiots have imposed the word Hinduism on the ignorant minds. How can two human beings ever claim to be equal in their bearing and traits even when their finger prints are not the same or equal in any sense except that they may have equal number of fingers in their hands or equal number of eyes, ears, nose, tongue or hands and feet. Sustaining journalism of this quality needs smart and thinking people like you to pay for it. To no avail: fraternity never resulted from these political arrangements. Ambedkar agonised that Buddhism had not only ‘ceased to live in India but even the name of Buddha has gone out of memory of most Hindus’. 25% were the Shudras and others. B.R. Prosperity can be achieved only in the Buddhist religion. Because of the stratification in Hindu religion, it is fact that higher varnas and castes are benefitted. Ambedkar’s Buddhism as the critique of Hinduism that precedes and suffuses this Buddhism. “So long as we remain in a religion, … When he diagnosed Hinduism as a religion of inequality because it sanctified caste or when he converted to Buddhism with his followers, Ambedkar was … However, soon, deeply influenced by Ambedkar, young Marathi leaders arose at the local level. Dr Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, the architect of Indian Constitution, ‘untouchable’ by caste in Hindu sect., splendidly emancipated atishudras from the shackles of Hinduism and managed to convert into Buddhism with 500,000 followers on 14th Oct 1956. A good part of his ideas ensued from them. Later in an interview to the Press, Lokanatha said that Ambedkar was impressed with Buddhism and that his own ambition was to convert all Dalits to Buddhism. This party would also uphold “the secular character of the State”. We are yet to reply. The present work cannot be considered as remedying these deficiencies, but only as taking a small step in that direction. This article has been translated from Hindi. In place of God there is morality. Authored by : B.L.Mungekar, ISBN number : 81-7211-296-3 Dr Ambedkar believed that Buddhism itself can provide a positive force for good in society. One is reminded of the overthrow of Paganism by Christianity in the Roman Empire. What about the role of colonial interpretations about Indic traditions ? Such an expectation would be an utter futility. Also highlights how his framework on knowledge had shades of colonial veneer. Ambedkar who had converted to Buddhism to protest caste-discrimination. Do your homework. Vedic Philosophy describes different ways of life that may be practised by individuals to meet the objectives as preferred by that or those individuals or a community. Being based on reason and experience, the followers were free to modify or even to abandon any of his teachings if it was found that at a given time and in given circumstances they do not apply. What improvement can take place from this? (…) He gave the highest place to fraternity as the only real safeguard against the denial of liberty or equality or fraternity which was another name for brotherhood or humanity, which was again another name for religion. He was the greatest opponent of Chaturvarna, which is the parent of the caste system — apparently a perpetual loss of life. Credit: columbia.edu. Ambedkar Buddhism, or Navayana (“new vehicle”) Buddhism, began on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur, India, when nearly 400,000 Dalits, formerly known as Untouchables, converted from Hinduism. 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. 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Brahminism has been brought into existence by those who failed to understand Chaturvarna Philosophy of Sanatan Dharma or Vedas. The second part deals with Ambedkar’s both explicit and implicit deliberations for selecting the right noble faith, that is, Buddhism whose foundation was egalitarianism, based on equality and compassion. Buddha had no such fear. The Neo-Buddhist movement started by Ambedkar not only had enormous socio-political significance but it was a … On the point of the Chaturvarna, neither side was prepared to yield. Ambedkar spent these two decades to study other prominent religions and chose one he found to be the best among all. In Buddhism Non-killing and Rebirth theory is so important but in modern world some thinkers raised the question on it because of Brahmanism and Jainism. He considered that “Religion is absolutely essential for the development of mankind” and diverged from the Marxists’ atheism in that respect. Hinduism made Buddha as one of it’s own and regards him as a reformists. “The Vedic mea… Ltd. All rights reserved. Although these rules of Parliamentary Procedure were applied by the Buddha to the meetings of the Sanghas, he must have borrowed them from the rules of the Political Assemblies functioning in the country in his time. People like Galileo were executed in Europe , while Aryabhatta and Brahmagupta both discovered things contrary to Hindu scriptures of that time. Ambedkar has answered this in an essay titled ‘Buddha and Future of His Religion’, which was published in 1950 in the monthly magazine of Kolkata’s Mahabodhi Society. It does not. He not only preached against it, fought against it, but did everything to uproot it. 1891–d. – I have derived them from the teachings of my Master, the Buddha. Vajrasucika Upanishads commentry is clearly written…. 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. There are several myths or misconceptions associated with his choice. We are yet to reply, There are 2.9 million atheists in India and it’s been around in Asia for centuries. Credit: Wikimedia Commons. From which authentic Source the we may trace the begining of Hinduism? Babasaheb Bhim Rao Ambedkar’s religious conversion is often a topic of curiosity and debate among people, who wonder why he chose Buddhism — or didn’t choose Islam, Christianity or Sikhism — when he renounced Hinduism. Ambedkar contests even the style of Gita (dialogues) was copied from Buddhist Sutta. This reading of Buddhism does not only have social implications – it also has political implications. In the essay, compares the personalities of founders of four religions, which “have not only moved the world in the past, but are still having a sway over the vast masses of people”. Copyright © 2020 Printline Media Pvt. Posts about Buddhism written by Pardeep. 1951 Started to write The Buddha and his Dhamma which was published posthumously in 1957. 106 quotes from B.R. First of all, the concept of Hinduism baffles me so much. Such an “invention of the tradition” (to use the words of Eric Hobsbawm) shows that even in his interpretation of the historical impact of Buddhism over India, Dr. Ambedkar remains deeply interested in political ideas. 1948 Married Savita (nee Sharda Kabir)– a Brahmin doctor.. 1951-1956 Devoted his energies to studying Buddhism and exploring the idea of the conversion of Untouchables.. 1951 Started to write The Buddha and his Dhamma which was published posthumously in 1957.. 1956 On 14 October, Ambedkar converted to Buddhism along with 380,000 of his followers in Nagpur. Krishna was, according to his own assumption, a God of Gods and therefore the question of infallibility did not even arise. R Ambedkar's reinterpretation of Buddhism gives us an account of action that is based on democratic politics of contest and resistance. Rivers flow separately when they flow in their provinces, but they lose their identity when they meet the sea. At times, it seems that Ambedkar looked at democracy as a western creation that he had learnt from outside and imported. A study of the Buddhist Bhikshu Sanghas discloses that not only there were Parliaments—for the Sanghas were nothing but Parliaments—but the Sanghas knew and observed all the rules of Parliamentary Procedure known to modern times. Biased media!!! Babasaheb Ambedkar was well familiar with the great work of Professor Narasu so much that he republished the Essence of Buddhism in 1948 and supervised the plates of various photos that were included in the book. No other religious teacher has shown such courage. Morality is a separate force which is sustained by social necessities and not by injunction of Hindu religion. They become one and the same. in India. In 1956, when Ambedkar and his followers converted to Buddhism, there were very few Buddhist bhikkus in India, and none of them had Marathi as mother tongue. This present edition is scrupulously annotated, with inclusions of references to the Buddhist scripture and other texts which have served as references for Ambedkar. The Buddha made a clear distinction between a Margadata and a Mokshadata. I recently brought Upanishads by servepalli radhakrishan…. The Buddha was satisfied with playing the role of a Margadata.”, Also read: Can you be a true democracy & let go of caste, Ambedkar asked Indians. One whose mind is not free, though he may not be in prison, is a prisoner and not a free man. What God is to other religions, morality is to Buddhism.” Ambedkar then differentiates between ‘Dharma’ (Hinduism) and ‘Dhamma’ (Buddhism). The Varna-System of Hindu religion is responsible for such a strange social structure. The Dharma  as enunciated by the Brahmins meant nothing more than the performances of certain karmas or observances, i.e. Gospel as a reformists the Mokshadata excerpted, with permission, from Dr Ambedkar is in! 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