Kancha Ilaiah creator ILAIAH (Kancha) text Kolkata Samya 2001 monographic eng Eng lis h

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244 p. PB 21.5x14 cm. In this provocative and scholarly book, Kancha Ilaiah 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. Gautama Buddha Buddhism and state Buddhist sociology Politics and government 294.363 ILAG 8185604770 230628 20230628145548.0