The Buddha and His Dhamma, is a 1957 treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy. It was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. According to Queen (2015),[2] the text is treated as scripture for those who follow Navayana Buddhism.[2]
| Author | B. R. Ambedkar |
|---|---|
| Country | India |
| Language | English |
| Publisher | Siddhartha College Publications, Mumbai[1] |
Publication date | 1957 |
| Pages | 599 |
| Followed by | Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol. 12. Unpublished writings; Ancient Indian commerce; Notes on laws; Waiting for a visa; Miscellaneous notes, etc. |
Publication history
The Buddha and His Dhamma was first published in 1957 in the year following Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.[citation needed]
It was republished in 1979 as the eleventh volume of Ambedkar's collected writings and speeches, with a list of sources and an index.[3]
B.R. Ambedkar mentioned that it is one of the three books which he believed to form a set for the proper understanding of Buddhism. The other two books are:
- Buddha and Karl Marx; and
- Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India.[4]
In popular culture
A Hindi-language film, A Journey of Samyak Buddha, is based on The Buddha and His Dhamma.[5]
See also
References
Bibliography
- Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji (2011). Rathore, Aakash Singh; Verma, Ajay (eds.). The Buddha and his Dhamma: A critical edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198068679.
- Baumann, Martin (1991). "Neo-Buddhistische Konzeptionen in Indien und England: Zum 100. Geburtstag Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkars". Zeitschrift für Religions- und Geistesgeschichte, 43 (2), pp. 97–116.
- Fiske, Adele & Emmrich, Christoph (2004). The use of Buddhist scriptures in B.R. Ambedkar's The Buddha and His Dhamma. [In] Jondhale, Surendra; Beltz, Johannes (eds.). Reconstructing the World: B.R. Ambedkar and Buddhism in India. New Delhi: Oxford University Press.
- Sangharakshita (1986). "The Buddha and his Dhamma". Ambedkar and Buddhism (PDF) (1st ed.). Windhorse.
External links
- "The Buddha And His Dhamma". Columbia University. Book Online