Author | B. R. Ambedkar |
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Country | India |
Language | English |
Publisher | Siddhartha College Publications, Mumbai[1] |
Publication date | 1957 |
Pages | 599 |
Followed by | Dr. Babasheb Ambedkar: Writings and Speeches, Vol. 12. Unpublished writings; Ancient Indian commerce; Notes on laws; Waiting for a visa; Miscellaneous notes, etc. |
The Buddha and His Dhamma, is a 1957 treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy. It was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. According to Queen (2015),[2] the text is treated as scripture for those who follow Navayana Buddhism.[2]
The Buddha and His Dhamma was first published in 1957 in the year following Ambedkar's death on 6 December 1956. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, Bengali and Kannada.[citation needed]
It was republished in 1979 as the eleventh volume of Ambedkar's collected writings and speeches, with a list of sources and an index.[3]
B.R. Ambedkar mentioned that it is one of the three books which he believed to form a set for the proper understanding of Buddhism. The other two books are:
A Hindi-language film, A Journey of Samyak Buddha, is based on The Buddha and His Dhamma.[5]