Bombay: The Bhagwat Gita helped consolidation of Brahminism and the caste hierarchy by its philosophical defiance of chaturanga.
This conclusion drawn by Dr B. R. Ambedkar was indisputable, said Prof Nalini Pandit.
According to Dr Ambedkar the Gita sought to defend the system against the attack of Buddhism. People had accepted Buddha’s preaching of non-violence. Buddha also allowed Shudras and women to become sannyasins. He condemned rituals and the Yajna on the ground that they were rooted in violence and selfish motives of obtaining boons.
According to Br. Ambedkar the Buddha ushered in a social revolution while the Gita represented a counter-revolution. (Times of India Aug. 21).
