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
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
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
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
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
