Does becoming a Buddhist change how Hindus respond to an untouchable?
I would say that around 10 or 15 percent are broad-minded Hindus who do not believe in the caste system and are supportive of people who converted to Buddhism. Another group is really confused. They don’t really understand why they are doing it [living under the caste system] or what to do about it. A third group is quite fundamentalist. Their attitude is “If you are born Hindu, you must stay that way; if you do not, then you are defaming the religion.” Can someone be a Hindu and decide to ignore or work against the caste system? Yes, though it could be very hard. There are Hindus who are trying to work against the caste system, but they get a lot of resistance from their own communities. How has being a Buddhist changed you? What has it brought to your life? When I experience discrimination — people hear my name and they may think of me as an untouchable even though I’m a Buddhist — that can make me angry. I don’t want to be hitting people because I’m angry, you know? I needed to fi
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