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The Buddha and his Dhamma

B. R. Ambedkar

  • 430 pages · about 7 hours
  • First published 1957
  • 13 editions
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1 About this book

'The Buddha and his Dhamma' presents B.R. Ambedkar's review and analysis of the vast Buddhist canon and literature. This is the first critical edition of the book published posthumously in 1957. Besides a new introduction, it includes footnotes and annotations which explain missing references and passages in the original text.

Good for readers who want: Buddhism and philosophy.

  • Buddhism
  • Philosophy
  • Doctrines
  • Teaching
  • Gautama Buddha

2 About B. R. Ambedkar

1891–1956

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956) was an Indian jurist, economist, social reformer and politician who chaired the committee that drafted the Constitution of India based on the debates of the Constituent Assembly of India and the first draft of Sir Benegal Narsing Rau. Ambedkar served as Law and Justice minister in the first cabinet of Jawaharlal Nehru.

Bio adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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