The Buddha and His Dhamma

The Buddha and His Dhamma, a treatise on Buddha's life and Buddhism, was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. It was first published in 1957 after Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. According to Christopher Queen, the text is the scripture for those who follow Navayana Buddhism.[2] A Journey of Samyak Buddha, a Hindi film, is based on The Buddha and His Dhamma.[3]

The Buddha and His Dhamma
AuthorB. R. Ambedkar
CountryIndia
LanguageEnglish
GenreBuddhism
PublisherSiddhartha College Publications, Mumbai[1]
Publication date
1957
Pages599
Followed byDr. Babasheb Ambedkar : Writings and Speeches, Vol. 12. Unpublished writings ; Ancient Indian commerce ; Notes on laws ; Waiting for a visa ; Miscellaneous notes, etc. 

It was again published in 1979 by the Education Department of the Government of Maharashtra as the eleventh volume of Ambedkar's collected writings and speeches, with a list of sources and an index.[4] Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages including Hindi, Gujarati,Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, and Kannada.

B. R. Ambedkar mentioned that it is one of the three books which will form a set for the proper understanding of Buddhism. The other books are: (i) Buddha and Karl Marx; and (ii) Revolution and Counter-Revolution in Ancient India.[5]

See also

References
  1. Ambedkar, B. R. The Buddha and His Dhamma, retrieved 2008-12-27
  2. Christopher Queen (2015). Steven M. Emmanuel (ed.). A Companion to Buddhist Philosophy. John Wiley & Sons. pp. 529–531. ISBN 978-1-119-14466-3.
  3. "Film on Buddha based on Ambedkar's book to be released on March 15". The Times of India. 13 March 2013. Retrieved 19 July 2013.
  4. Dr.Babasheb Ambedkar, writings and speeches, volume 11
  5. http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_buddha/00_pref_unpub.html

Bibliography
  • Ambedkar, Bhimrao Ramji; Rathore, Aakash Singh; Verma, Ajay (eds) (2011). The Buddha and his dhamma: a critical edition. Oxford University Press. ISBN 9780198068679.CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)
  • 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 and Christoph Emmrich (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.
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