Path to a New Awakening: B.R. Ambedkar's Transformation of Buddhist Philosophy

This book analyzes the philosophical implications of Ambedkar's approach to Buddhism. This approach created a new social philosophy based on Buddhist ideas and a political commitment to social justice, particularly for the Dalits of India. What was the purpose of this social philosophy? To transform Buddhist philosophy? Or rather, to oppose Brahmanism and empower the lower castes?After a twenty-ye...