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Which of the following statements is true of B. R. Ambedkar?
Which of the following statements is true of B. R. Ambedkar?
Updated On: Mar 21, 2024
- Ambedkar was critical of pragmatism and took up Buddhism as an alternative Philosophy to pragmatism.
- Ambedkar blended Buddhism with Sanatan Hinduism to gain his political goal.
- Ambedkar embraced Buddhism, but at the same time refused to accept Karma theory as traditionally accepted.
- Ambedkar's Navayana Buddhism is almost similar to Ajivika Philosophy of critical skepticism.
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The correct answer is (C) : Ambedkar embraced Buddhism, but at the same time refused to accept Karma theory as traditionally accepted.
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