Buddhism’s influence on Ambedkar is well-documented, including in his famous treatise “The Annihilation of Caste.” Lesser known are his contributions and reforms to the Buddhist faith.

“Caste organizes social life not only among Hindus but also in Muslim, Christian, Sikh and Buddhist communities in the region. It is an intergenerational system based on birth into a caste grou ...

She ties Dalit oppression to fights for liberation among Black, Indigenous, Latinx, femme, and Queer communities, examining caste from a feminist, abolitionist, and Dalit Buddhist perspective ...

Tens of thousands of Buddhist pilgrims visit Nagpur during ... umbilical cord connecting it to Hinduism and its airtight caste system that no one can escape, even after several rebirths.

In 2015, she chose to embrace Buddhism. I realised that as a Buddhist, I could be anything I wanted and define my own identity. Otherwise, I would remain a victim of the caste system and the ...

Dallas Stribley / Getty Images A caste system segregates people into fixed social groups based on discriminatory notions of purity and contamination. People are placed into fixed social groups in ...

(CNN) — For millions across India, a rigid caste system thousands of years old still dictates much of daily life – from social circles to dating pools to job opportunities and schooling.