Re: Dhammananda Kosambi

The history of the vihara may be more interesting still:

> Upon returning from America to India
> he founded a Buddhist vihaara in Bombay in 1937. The vihaara was called
> Bahujana Buddhavihaara.

"Bahujan" is laden with caste implications; I rather wonder if this
reflected a kind of anti-caste system activism (in the 1930s) that
would make an interesting comparative study for those involved with
the Dalit and New-Buddhists movements of the present day.

> At the end of his
> life he entrusted Bahujana Buddhavihaara to the Mahaa Bodhi Society of
> India ...

That, no doubt would mark a decisive change in the social/political
significance of the place.  They would have done much to separate
themselves from the Ambedkarites, if there had been an association
before.

Good luck in researching this scholar, Bhadanta,

It may be that the easiest way to find out more would be to go to
India and ask around directly.  I won't stay in China forever, you
know, so I may soon be able to assist your research in Sri Lanka or
elsewhere

It depends on whether I finish Kaccayana, or if Kaccayana finishes me.

E.M.