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028			_a: Raghav Books Pvt. Ltd. _b: B-2/25, 1st Floor, Arun house, Ansari Road, Darya ganj, New Delhi _c: 3274 _d: 28/08/2026
082			_a294.354 OMV
100			_aOmvedt, Gail.
245			_aBuddhism in India _b: Challenging Brahminism and Caste. _c/ Gail Omvedt.
260			_aNew Delhi _b: Sage Publications _c , 2003.
300			_axviii, 314p. _c: 24cm.
365			_b419.30
520			_aBuilding on this premise, Gail Omvedt presents a radical new history of India. She rekindles the residual fire of Buddhism and shows us how—as the flame of enlightenment—it was a singular challenge to Brahmanic Hinduism. This pioneering work accounts for 2,500 years of the development of Buddhism, Brahmanism and caste in India. Brahmanism emphasised magic and ritual, rules and hierarchy, whereas Buddhism emphasised rationality and ethics, principles and individuality. Drawing on original sources from the Buddhist canon and recent literature, Omvedt chronicles Buddhism’s place in the development of Indian civilisation, and its role in the modern, industrial age.
650			_aBuddhism
650			_aReligion
700			_aGail Omvedt.
942			_cBOOK
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