Morality as a Common Signifier
Ambedkar believed that a religion should treat every individual equal on the grounds of social relationship, cultural history; so that one can acquire desirable profits out of his/her labor.
In India, Hindu religion did not provide this equality for all individuals, especially for dalits, though the modern constitution granted it for all individuals. This is why Ambedkar respected western modernity for its commitment to individual liberty, human rights and scientific progress of human civilization. He found that these moral principles can act as common signifier between religion and politics. He also found that teachings of Buddha enshrine these moral principles. He visualized Buddhism not as a ritualistic religion but as social doctrines to establish morality in the society. Ambedkar then, decided to …show more content…
They failed to develop a sound synthesis and mass mobilization on economic and political problems faced by the deprived sections of the state. Due to this opportunistic and corrupt RPI leadership, in 1972 the Dalit Panthers emerged with a radical socio-political program and spiritedly occupied the imaginations and hopes of young, newly educated dalits. But very soon it got separated in two groups under the leadership of Namdeo Dhasal, who adopted the Marxist path and Raja Dhale, who adopted the Ambedkarian path. This made the post-Ambedkar Buddhist movement a non-issue in the public discourse, leading to the formation of small elite groups of dalits. Even the neighboring Buddhist countries has not helped much in creating Buddhist fraternity, except one faith based organisation (FBO), Trilokya Bouddha Mahasangh Sahayak Gana (TBMSG), which is effectively functioning among the Buddhists, which proposes a non-political, non-confrontationist but a “spiritual” model to propagate
Ambedkar believed that a religion should treat every individual equal on the grounds of social relationship, cultural history; so that one can acquire desirable profits out of his/her labor.
In India, Hindu religion did not provide this equality for all individuals, especially for dalits, though the modern constitution granted it for all individuals. This is why Ambedkar respected western modernity for its commitment to individual liberty, human rights and scientific progress of human civilization. He found that these moral principles can act as common signifier between religion and politics. He also found that teachings of Buddha enshrine these moral principles. He visualized Buddhism not as a ritualistic religion but as social doctrines to establish morality in the society. Ambedkar then, decided to …show more content…
They failed to develop a sound synthesis and mass mobilization on economic and political problems faced by the deprived sections of the state. Due to this opportunistic and corrupt RPI leadership, in 1972 the Dalit Panthers emerged with a radical socio-political program and spiritedly occupied the imaginations and hopes of young, newly educated dalits. But very soon it got separated in two groups under the leadership of Namdeo Dhasal, who adopted the Marxist path and Raja Dhale, who adopted the Ambedkarian path. This made the post-Ambedkar Buddhist movement a non-issue in the public discourse, leading to the formation of small elite groups of dalits. Even the neighboring Buddhist countries has not helped much in creating Buddhist fraternity, except one faith based organisation (FBO), Trilokya Bouddha Mahasangh Sahayak Gana (TBMSG), which is effectively functioning among the Buddhists, which proposes a non-political, non-confrontationist but a “spiritual” model to propagate