Returning from his sacred pilgrimage to Colombo, Iyothee Thass issued a pamphlet in Tamil, entitled, Buddha: The light without distinction of day and night. On his return, he established the Sakya Buddhist Society in Chennai with branches in many places including Karnataka. With Olcotts help Thass visited Sri Lanka and got diksha from Bikkhu Sumangala Nayake. Iyothee Thasss meeting with Olcott was a turning point not only in his life but also for the Tamil Dalit movement. This in fact makes Tamil Dalits the true descendents of the anti-Brahmin legacy which is today claimed by non-Brahmin non-Dalits. He established the Dravida Mahajana Sabha in 1891 and during the very first Census urged the so-called untouchables to register themselves as casteless Dravidians. He issued a statement in 1886 announcing that the so-called untouchables are not Hindus. He launched a magazine called Dravida Pandian along with Rev. Kaathavarayan gained expertise in Tamil literature, philosophy, Siddha and had good knowledge of English, Sanskrit and Pali.Īfter organizing the tribal people in the Nilgris in the 1870s, he established the Advaidananda Sabha in 1876. Buddha Books In Tamil Pdf Download Marathi Books.
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