01295 a2200169 4500 25877 25877 9789353282592 294.363 SHE-G Shepherd, Kancha Ilaiah God as political philosopher : Buddha's challenge to brahminism Sage Publications 2019 New Delhi ix, 244p. Include Bibliography and Index 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. He gave women an honoured place in the sangha. Dissent was indeed permitted, and even Buddha was not above the law. Pre-dating Socrates and Plato by some years, Buddha also foreshadowed key elements of their philosophy. Politics and government Interfaith relations Social change Political and social views India Religion Buddhist sociology Brahmanism Gautama Buddha Buddhism and state India ddc BK 0 0 0 0 NASSDOC NASSDOC 2019-12-30 OP 361.35 2019-12-20 0 294.363 SHE-G 50699 2019-12-30 00:00:00 495.00 2019-12-30 BK