God as Political Philosopher: Buddha's Challenge to Brahminism

by Kancha Ilaiah and Ilaish K

Book Overview

In this provocative and scholarly book, Kancha Ilaiah Shepherd propounds a view of Gautama Buddha as India's first social revolutionary. Buddha did his best to give the principles of tribal democracy and egalitarianism a sanctuary in his own sangha. In so doing, he foreshadowed modern India's experiment with parliamentary democracy. Critical of the caste system, Buddha inducted low caste members into the sangha and made them his trusted advisers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9353282594
• ISBN13: 9789353282592
• Release Date: February 2019
• Publisher: Sage Publications Pvt. Ltd
• Length: 260 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.5" x 8.5"