Buddhism in India

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nibbanain this-worldly terms, focusing on the psychological and
moral development of the individual and the ‘reconstruction of the
world’ (what I called the effort to achieve ‘Sukhavati now’), does
indeed make sense. Ambedkar’s Navayana Buddhism can thus find
a genuine base in the original teachings of Gotama, and serve as a
powerful force for reconstructing society in a new and challenging
millennium.


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