Dalai Lama Lauds Hindu Priest’s Gesture of Equality for Bearing Dalit Man into Temple
Craig C Lewis
24 April 2018
His Holiness praises kindness and…
Dalai Lama Urges India to Abandon Caste System
Anne Wisman
17 April 2018
Spiritual leader emphasizes oneness of…
Being Buddhist in India Today: Seizing Mount Sumeru in the Latter Day of the Law
Aspi Mistry
7 July 2017
Myself when young did eagerly frequentDoctor and Saint and heard great argumentAbout it and about: but evermoreCame out by the same door where in I
A Light in the Darkness of the Slums of India
Shuyin
13 April 2017
Right in the centre of India sits the city of Nagpur. Here, where summer temperatures soar as high as 47°C and the streets are always dusty and
Living Dr. Ambedkar’s Vision
Shuyin
18 November 2016
Each year in October, throngs of Dalits, members of India’s “untouchable” Scheduled Castes, across the subcontinent undergo a deeksha (initiation ceremony) to formally convert to Buddhism. These
Buddhistdoor View: The Complexities of Buddhist Conversion and the Indian Dalit Movement
Buddhistdoor Global
21 October 2016
It is commonly held that converting to a religion for reasons other than personal spiritual conviction or awakening is unethical and unseemly. Reading about Christian
Dalit conversions to Buddhism must not be due to hatred of mainstream Indian society
Dr. Ramala Sarma
4 November 2013
The fact that thousands of dalits are embracing Buddhism is great news for any lover of non-violence, and for the Buddhist community in particular. It