On The Influence Of Contemporary Buddhism On The Change Of The Lower Caste Population In India

In addition to economic, political, social, institutional and other powerful force, a powerful modern country also must have a profound culture background. Buddhism is of both philosophical and religious characteristics, with rich philosophical wisdom,Buddhism bears the responsibility of help believers searching for the true meaning of life. The rise of The Dalit Buddhist Movement influences lives of a group of people who is at the bottom.The caste system in India has a long history, while the whole country has abolished the caste system in law, to some extent, the caste system, which is the foundation of Indian society, is still difficult to shake.First, there are various religions in India and the relationships among them are complex, in India, you can collect almost all religions in the world, and each religion takes a different attitude to the caste system. This article mainly takes Hindu and three major religions in the world and their attitudes to caste as examples.Second, after the abolition of the Indian caste system, Indian caste system still affects every aspect of people’s lives in India, during my investigation in India; I could still feel the different life situations between different casts.Third, The Dalit Buddhist Movement led by Ambedkar affects religious choices of part of low caste people. Whose own background as low caste and experiences of studying abroad made Ambedkar maintain his own cultural identity and chose to convert to Buddhism at the same time, and eventually hoped to change the present situation of the untouchables via religions with one of the most peaceful connotation-Buddhism. Although the Dalit Buddhist Movement did not change the religious choice of most Indians, but it still played a key role at the revival of Buddhism in India.Fourth, the source of Tibetan Buddhism is not only from the Indian Buddhism,after the Indian Buddhism is introduced into Tibet, with the wisdom of believers and alarge number of monks,the connotation of Tibetan Buddhism is constantly enriched and updated. In nowadays, in many parts of Europe, the United States and India,thereare many believers of Tibetan Buddhism.In some universities; there are special subjects of Tibetan Buddhism. This shows that with its unique religious philosophy,Tibetan Buddhism affects the world. And in some regions in India where there are believers of Tibetan Buddhism, Tibetan Buddhism profoundly and subtlety affects the low caste groups.The analysis of the historical origins of the caste system and religious roots is important to understand social reality of India, and the summary of the impact which Buddhism has on caste system, helps to better understand the connotation of Buddhism. To a certain extent, the influence which Buddhism has on the conversion of low caste people, also contributes to the revival of Buddhism in India.