by Vishvapani | Jun 20, 2012 | Buddhist World
Ten years ago I travelled to Delhi and found myself caught in the confusion, strong emotions and intense politics of a mass conversion to Buddhism among India’s dalit community. It was the day before the mass conversion, which Ram Raj promised million people...
by Vishvapani | Nov 29, 2011 | Buddhism in the West, Buddhist World, Comment
One of the most surprising groups in western Buddhism are the Roma (‘gypsy’) Buddhists of Hungary. The link is Dr Ambedkar, the leader who inspired tens of millions of India’s dalits to adopt Buddhism. A group of Romas locate their community’...
