With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy… For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for … Read more
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the father of modern Buddhism in India, which has taken root among Dalit/ex-untouchable communities who practice the Buddha way because it teaches directly about the nature of suffering and the way to liberation. Ambedkar’s essay “Buddha … Read more
And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration. —Dhammacakkappavattana … Read more
What is socially engaged Buddhism? It is Dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the Bodhisattva vow to save all … Read more
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Ambedkar’s Children: Indian Buddhism Reborn Among the Untouchables
Posted on August 28, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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With justice on our side, I do not see how we can lose our battle. The battle to me is a matter of joy… For ours is a battle not for wealth or for power. It is a battle for … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dh. Lokamitra, Dh. Maitreyanath, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system, Jambudvipa Trust, Maharastra, Manuski Project, Mumbai, Nagaloka/Nagarjuna Training Institute, Nagpur, Pune, Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayaka Gana (TBMSG), Ven. Sangharakshita
Buddha and the Future of His Religion by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar
Posted on May 31, 2015 by Alan Senauke
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Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is the father of modern Buddhism in India, which has taken root among Dalit/ex-untouchable communities who practice the Buddha way because it teaches directly about the nature of suffering and the way to liberation. Ambedkar’s essay “Buddha … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system
Right Anger and the Path to the End of the Caste by Hozan Alan Senauke
Posted on November 4, 2014 by Alan Senauke
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And this, monks, is the noble truth of the way of practice leading to the cessation of dukkha: precisely this Noble Eightfold Path: right view, right resolve, right speech, right action, right livelihood, right effort, right mindfulness, right concentration.
—Dhammacakkappavattana … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, U.S. Politics Tags: Dalit communities, Dr. Ambedkar, Dr. Martin Luther King, Indian caste system, Oscar Grant, Right Anger
Four Movements in the History of Socially Engaged Buddhism and Their Central Contributions
Posted on May 31, 2008 by Alan Senauke
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by Donald Rothberg and Alan Senauke
What is socially engaged Buddhism? It is Dharma practice that flows from the understanding of the complete yet complicated interdependence of all life. It is the practice of the Bodhisattva vow to save all … Read more
Category: Dr. Ambedkar & Dalit Communities, India, U.S. Politics, Zen Tags: Buddhist Peace Fellowship, Chan Khong, Dalit communities, Dr. A.T. Ariyaratne, Dr. Ambedkar, Indian Buddhism, Indian caste system, Mahatma Gandhi, Robert Aitken Roshi, Sarvodaya, Sri Lanka, Thich Minh Duc, Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam
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