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Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society· 2026Q2

Gandhi’s Buddhism: assimilation, theologisation, and politicisation by a ‘modern Buddha’

Bhadrajee Hewage

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Mahatma Gandhi reinterpreted Buddhism, recasting the Buddha as a moral archetype within a Hindu framework to serve his ethical and political goals.

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