Is Buddhism of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar and Buddhism of Acharya Goenkaji the Same?

Gajanan Bhalerao

Abstract: The present research paper aims to compare the similarities and the differences between the Buddhism revived by Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar in India and Buddhism of the renowned Vipassana Meditation Guru Acharya S.N. Goenkaji. The similarity is about Nibbana, Mind as a supreme power and futility and the dangers of the caste system. The differences are about Nonviolence, Rebirth, and Theory of Buddhahood and Capitalism. The differences are serious in nature. Buddhism of Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar is in accordance with the modern science while latter?s is contradictory to it.

Keywords: Suffering, Nibbana, Vipassana, Rebirth, Nonviolence