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Tradition and Innovation in Contemporary Indian Buddhism: Activities and Observances
Author – Dr. Eleanor Zelliott
(This paper has been taken from Dr. Eleanor Zelliott’s book, “From Untouchable to Dalit. Dr.Zelliott holds a Ph.D from the University of Pennsylvania, which is one …
Should We Visit Temples Patronised or Controlled by Brahmins and Brahmin Priests?
That is a big question! Indeed A Million-Dollar Question! But sure not difficult to Answer! Only that We have to apply our minds, exercise them and coolly think! That We must!! And definitely!…
Brahmanist Assault on Buddhists
The massacres and oppression perpetrated by Brahmanist zealots out of religious hatred for Buddhists in ancient times are a matter of the historical record. Yet, for reasons best known to themselve…
Murdering Democracy in India – RSS/BJP’s Clampdown on Buddhists in Maharashtra
The state has no authority over the people and the people are not the slaves to the state. If the state acts in a way that arrests the body of the people, the people have a right to ask why their b…
On Buddhism in the Modern World and India’s Resurgent Buddhist Movement
Buddhism in the modern world is a vast topic and it will need a lot of skills in moving through the cultures and societies to understand Buddhism in the modern world, but some of the trends are sig…
Why You Should Read Buddhist Classic Texts
Why read Buddhist classic texts?
Before we embark on our journey, we should qualify the term “Buddhist classic texts”, not as sacred texts, but as the repository of the voices that spoke for the…
Hindu Violence against Buddhism in India has NO Parallel
Read it in Hindi from भारत में बौद्ध धर्म के खिलाफ हिंदू हिंसा का कोई समानांतर नहीं है
The ruthless demolition of Buddha statues by the Taliban leaders in Afghanistan has invited severe criticis…
What is the Buddhists’ Moral Responsibility at the Time of Rohingya Genocide?
Buddha was the first great reformer in the ancient society and Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar believed that Buddhism could be called as a revolution. A religious revolution that turned into social as well a…
Buddhism in China – Reflections from Visit to China
China can be compared to India in terms of its size and population, but our neighbors have made enormous progress in economic terms. The Chinese economy is five times bigger than India. It is growi…
Buddhism in Modern India – Great Conversion Movement Started By Babasaheb Ambedkar
Buddhism in Modern India is growing. The growth of interest in Buddhism is due to Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar. If it had not been for his Great Conversion movement, Buddhism would have been a ceremonial…
Some Reflections on Rohingya Muslims Crisis
The Muslims in Myanmar living in Rakhine state and the Myanmar Government is clashing. This violent clash has led to the humanitarian crisis, refugee crisis, and the entanglement of the at least fo…
Disappearance of Buddhism from India – An Untold Story
The complete disappearance of the religion of the Buddha from the land of its birth is one of the greatest puzzles of history. Once holding sway throughout the length and breadth of the subcontinen…
How RSS/BJP is Hijacking Revival of Buddhist Movement
Before the last assembly election in UP, the RSS/BJP commanded an army of the Buddhist monks and entrusted them with vehicles and money to scout the state of UP and interact with the followers of B…
Therigatha – A Brief Note on Introduction and Translation by Charles Hallisey
Therigatha (Poems of the first Buddhist women) is the extant anthology of the poems of the Buddhist women. Judging by the history, it is the first anthology of poems by women in the world.
It ha…
Relevance of the Ashadhi (Guru) Purnima (Full Moon Day) for the Buddhists
After the Buddha penetrated the nature of reality fully (attained to Bodhi), he surveyed the world and realised that two of his former teachers were already dead who could have perhaps understood t…