Buddhism in India
The story of TBMSG really begins, not in 1978, but in the 30s and 40s, with Dr Ambedkar's struggle to free the Untouchables. Vimalakirti fills in the background.
Mahamati, director of Aid For India (now the Karuna Trust), tells the story of a valuable-and effective-link between Indian and Western Buddhists.
In this account, adapted from the 1989 Aid For India/Karuna Trust Newsletter, Manjusvara describes his first visit to a unique and magical school.
From Delhi Vishvapani gives an eye witness account of a new wave of mass conversions to Buddhism — and the clashes of culture, character and politics behind the event.
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