BUDDHISM AND THE DOWN-TRODDEN ( Hardcover )

The Buddhist Philosophy has been contributing a lot not only to India but also to the World. The main aim of my research was not only concerned to Buddhist Philosophy for the Emancipation of the Down-trodden but also to alleviate the bad systems of this the society.
This work realises us that how far it helped for the change in the position or status of the Dalits mainly the Buddhist philosophy helped for the Emancipation of Down trodden. Totally the Buddhist philosophy tells how Hinduism and Buddhism. how it influenced on economic, religious, Political fields.
This work, however, a most complex problem, the complete or satisfactory solution of which could not be evolved in spite of efforts by prominent personalities including social reformers, educationists and political leaders of our society. For example, Buddha, Mahavira, Kabir, Gurunanak, Dayanand, Gandhi and others played their socio-religious role at one time or the other. Besides, numerous socio-religious reformation movements had been deep linkage with the cause of the untouchables who were labelled as a serious stigma on the fair name of Hinduism.
According to Hindu‘s society there are four varnas called 1) Brahmin, 2) Kshatriya, 3) Vaishya 4) and Shudra. (1) Brahmins are the upper class, (2) Khatriyas – defenders, (3) Vaishyas – Merchants (4) Shudras or manual work. This is the varna system which is followed by for centuries. In the present thesis, the phrase ‘Scheduled Castes’ is used instead of ‘Dalits’ to describe the untouchables for the sake of clarity since the present scenario is to focus on the Scheduled Caste communities of India i.e. – Shudras–Atishudras who constitute a significant majority among the Scheduled Castes of the State. Apart from the above reason, ‘Dalit’ is basically a Sanskrit word which means ‘broken and downtrodden’. “Dalit” is used both in narrow and in a wider sense as well. Those who disagree jati are called Anaryas or Dasus. Hence, some people who believed the principles of freedom liberty. Equality brotherhood and that society are called as free society.
His research is just concerned with hierarchical system of society; it has become the foundation, to the study of the principles of Buddhism. Later, how it influenced for the Emanacipation of the Down-trodden.
The scope of his study is covered the Hindu’s social system to its history. It covers with the Buddhist philosophy, social and religious analytical and political development, including the position of Buddhist in India.