Historicity

Indian women were always subordinate and discriminate under the name of religion, in this caste based patriarchal society. It's a proven fact that, in the caste hierarchical system the lower caste women have faced more painful life than the high caste Hin

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• equality
• sisterhood

1. The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism, Sutra Translation Committee of U.S. & Canada, New York, IInd Ed., 1998. P. 702.
2. Pardesi Pratima (tr.), Dr. Rege Sharmila ; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar & the question of women's liberation in India, WSC, Pune University 1998, P. 09
3. The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism, Sutra Translation Committee of U.S. & Canada, New York, II Ed., 1998. P. 702.
4. Pardesi Pratima (tr.), Dr. Rege Sharmila ; Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar & the question of women's liberation in India, WSC, Pune University 1998, P. 14.
5. The Seeker's Glossary of Buddhism, Sutra Translation Committee of U.S. & Canada, New York, II Ed., 1998. P. 702.
6. Ibid - 701.
7. Ibid - 701.
8. Ibid - 702.
9. Ibid - 702.
10. Kosambi D.D., Bhagwan Buddha ; Jeevan Aur Darshan, Allahabad, 1993 P. 153, 155.