Ambedkar and the Neo-Buddhist movement.
By: Edited by T. S. Wilkinson and M. M. Thomas.
Contributors: Wilkinson, Theodore S., ed.; Thomas, Madathiparampil M., ed.
Series: C.I.S.R.S. social research series ;; no. 9
Publisher: Published for the Christian Institute for the Study of Religion and Society by the Christian Literature Society, Madras
Published: 1972
Place of publication: Bangalore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 163
Subjects: Ambedkar, B. R. 1891-1956.; Buddhism and social problems -- India.; Buddhism -- India -- History.
Notes: Comprises papers on the adoption of Buddhism by Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, 1892-1956, Indian social reformer and other members of the Mahar caste.
Table of contents: title: Vijayakumar, W. R. A historical survey of Buddhism in India; a Neo-Buddhist interpretation.; title: Paradkar, B. A. M. The religious quest of Ambedkar: the religious and ideological background of the Neo-Buddhist movement among the scheduled castes in India.; title: Wilkinson, T. S. Buddhism and social change among Mahars.; title: Fiske, A. M. The understanding of 'religion' and 'Buddhism' among India's new Buddhists.; title: Taylor, R. W. The Ambedkarite Buddhists.