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I recently mentioned<\/a>\u00a0Hozan Alan Senauke\u2019s\u00a0brand new, highly recommend book\u00a0Heirs To Ambedkar: The Rebirth of Engaged Buddhism in India<\/a><\/em>, which is an outstanding introduction to the revival of Indian Buddhism that began with \u201cuntouchables\u201d converting in part to confront and undermine the systemic oppression of the caste system. As it turns out, Hozan\u2019s book is one of a few excellent resources that have appeared recently about the Dalit Buddhists.<\/p>\n

Hozan has also begun a series of posts about the Dalit Buddhists for the Buddhist Peace Fellowship\u2019s Turning Wheel Media. The first post, \u201cThe Suffering of Caste\u201d<\/a>, is online now.<\/p>\n

In addition, the great Indian writer Arundhati Roy (The God of Small Things<\/em>) has a remarkable and extensive new essay entitled \u201cThe Doctor and the Saint\u201d<\/a> about caste, Indian politics at the time of independence, Gandhi, and the mighty Dr. B.R. Ambedkar \u2014 the author of India\u2019s constitution as well as the phenomenal work The Buddha and His Dhamma<\/em><\/a>, who was and remains the figurehead of Dalit Buddhism.<\/p>\n<\/body><\/html>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"