Negotiating Boundaries Between

J 2023

Negotiating Boundaries Between "Religious" and "Secular" : A Struggle for the Sense of Collectivity Among Ambedkarite Buddhists in Maharashtra

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza

Basic information

Original name

Negotiating Boundaries Between "Religious" and "Secular" : A Struggle for the Sense of Collectivity Among Ambedkarite Buddhists in Maharashtra

Authors

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza

Edition

Journal of Global Buddhism, Luzern, University of Lucerne, 2023, 1527-6457

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Article in a journal

Field of Study

60304 Religious studies

Country of publisher

Switzerland

Confidentiality degree

is not subject to a state or trade secret

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/23:00132648

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

DOI

https://doi.org/10.26034/lu.jgb.2023.3840

EID Scopus

2-s2.0-85180501968

Keywords in English

Ambedkarite Buddhists; Maharashtra; Dalit communities; B.R. Ambedkar; caste; groupness; collectivity; religion; modernity

Abstract

In the original language

Since the first mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism in 1956, followers of B. R. Ambedkar's vision have propagated Buddhism throughout India, creating various activist networks across, but not limited to, Maharashtra. Despite their aspirations for socio-political change and emancipation for marginalized communities experiencing caste discrimination, Ambedkarite Buddhists have faced challenges in mobilization and organization since the demise of Ambedkar. This article addresses the struggle of building a sense of collectivity within the Ambedkarite Buddhist population, offering insights from the perspective of young Ambedkarite Buddhists in Mumbai. The ethnographic study primarily focuses on interpreting the Ambedkarite Buddhist tradition and its position within the broader Buddhist framework and delves into the divergence in efforts to emplace Buddhism on the "religious-secular" spectrum among practitioners. The article aims to provide an interpretation of the challenges faced by the Ambedkarite Buddhists in pursuing a unified front for effecting social change in contemporary India.

Links

MUNI/A/1392/2022, interní kód MU

Name: Inovativní výzkum náboženství perspektivou digitálních humanitních věd

Investor: Masaryk University, Innovative research of religions in the perspective of Digital Humanities

Cite

MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza. Negotiating Boundaries Between "Religious" and "Secular" : A Struggle for the Sense of Collectivity Among Ambedkarite Buddhists in Maharashtra. Journal of Global Buddhism. Luzern: University of Lucerne, 2023, vol. 24, No 2, p. 64-82. ISSN 1527-6457. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26034/lu.jgb.2023.3840.

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MENŠÍKOVÁ, Tereza. Negotiating Boundaries Between ''Religious'' and ''Secular'' : A Struggle for the Sense of Collectivity Among Ambedkarite Buddhists in Maharashtra. \textit{Journal of Global Buddhism}. Luzern: University of Lucerne, 2023, vol.~24, No~2, p.~64-82. ISSN~1527-6457. Available from: https://doi.org/10.26034/lu.jgb.2023.3840.

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