Bc. Tereza Menšíková

Master's thesis

Dalits in the Light of Dhamma: Tension between Tradition and Modernity as a Shaping Process of the Collectiveness of Ambedkarite Buddhists

Dalits in the Light of Dhamma: Tension between Tradition and Modernity as a Shaping Process of the Collectiveness of Ambedkarite Buddhists
Abstract:
Od první hromadné konverze Dalitů k buddhismu 14. října 1956 v Nágpuru se navájánský buddhismus rozšířil v Indii a utvořil aktivistická hnutí napříč státem Maháráštra. Diplomová práce má za cíl pokrýt otázku nejednotnosti buddhistické komunity v dnešní Maháráštře skrze interakce a konstruování tradice z perspektivy mladé generace univerzitně vzdělaných buddhistů Ámbédkaritů, kteří žijí v Mumbai a participují …more
Abstract:
Since the first mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur, the Navayana Buddhism was spreading through India and formed diverse activist movements across the state of Maharashtra. The thesis aims to cover the issue of (dis)unity of the Buddhist community in contemporary Maharashtra through their interactions with and construction of tradition from the perspective of the young …more
 
 
Language used: English
Date on which the thesis was submitted / produced: 17. 12. 2019

Thesis defence

  • Date of defence: 6. 2. 2020
  • Supervisor: Mgr. Milan Fujda, Ph.D.
  • Reader: Mgr. Nora Melnikova, Ph.D.

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Masaryk University

Faculty of Arts

Master programme / field:
Philosophy / Study of Religions

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