Dr. B.R. Ambedkar's Social Revolution

Buddhism was a revolution. It was as great a Revolution as the French Revolution. Though it began as Religious revolution, it became more than religious revolution it became a social and political revolution . To be able to realise how profound was the character of this Revolution, it is necessary to know the state of the society before the revolution began its course. To use the language of the French Revolution, it is necessary to have a picture of the ancient regime in India.... To understand the great reform, which he brought about by his teaching, it is necessary to have some idea of the degraded condition of the Aryan civilization at the time when Buddha started on the mission of his life... The Aryan Community of his time was steeped in the worst kind of debauchery: social, religious and spiritual those who will pursue the matter will find that there were three special circumstances which made it possible for Brahmanism and impossible fur Buddhism to survive the calamity of Muslim invasions.