Monday, May 28, 2007

Low-caste Hindus convert to Buddhism

Low-caste Indian Hindus convert to Buddhism in mass meet (AFP)

Hindu dalits pray during a mass conversion to Buddhism ceremony in Mumbai. Thousands of low-caste and tribal Hindus, seeking freedom from oppression in India's heirarchy-ridden caste system, embraced Buddhism in a mass conversion.(AFP/Sajjad Hussein)AFP - Thousands of low-caste Hindus seeking to escape the oppression of India's rigid caste system on Sunday embraced Buddhism in a mass conversion.


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