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<p><span>Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions highlights the social, religious, political, legal and secular matters of life according to Dr. Ambedkar’s teachings. It offers research works with conclusions and suggestions on Buddhist minority problem in Maharashtra State and application of Dr. Ambedkar’s thought to social organizations observed in Scheduled Caste associations in Madhya Pradesh. It has penetrated into the Buddhist marriage traditions and succession Act issues and perused the legality and the recognition by the Indian society for the same. The book touched on educational problems and its remedial provisions, Pali language, significance of social Buddhism, Om Mani Padme Hum like tantra practices, social works and real hurdles and contributions of Dr. Ambedkar as Law Minister, Buddhist Scholar and visionary builder of Bharat into casteless, exploitation-less, gender-bias-less, egalitarian society. It is a source of contemporary socio-economic-educational, cultural and historical biography of Buddhism viewed from the social change agents of Dalits in the background of various other thought currents and traditions, philosophies and practices prevalent in the existing situations in India.</span></p>

<p><span>The author of Buddhism and Dalits: Social Philosophy and Traditions became an understudy of Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan at Bhikkhu Nivas, Deeksha Bhoomi Nagpur and travelled with his Buddhist missionary tours across the country in east, west, south and north. From the year 1974 to the year 1984 as a full-fledged Buddhist ordained monk, he travelled in neighboring countries in South-East Asia, Europe, America and Canada and propagated Buddhism in the West as Head of Ambedkar Buddhist Viharas and Associations. During his spiritual teacher’s ill-health he returned to India and lived close to him till his death on 22nd June,1988. From thence onward he took up the secular educational and research career in Nagpur University and as senior monk teacher pursued studies in Pali, Buddhism, Sanskrit, French, Philosophy, English, Political Science, Law, Sociology, and Literature. In the year 1996 he was appointed Professor at Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar’s National Institute of Social Sciences at Mhow in Madhya Pradesh. Since then he has been heading Dr. Ambedkar Chair and the Division of Dr. Ambedkar Thought and Philosophy and supervised hundreds of dissertations and theses, wrote dozens of books and organized scores of national seminars, symposiums and participated in international conferences across the country. At present he is a Member of the Management Board of Mahatma Gandhi International Hindi Visvavidyalaya, Wardha.</span></p>