About the Book: Neo Buddhist The basic principle of Neo-Buddhist movement was to havesoundBuddhist faith. They advocated free investigation of Buddhismandother religions. The message of Buddhism calls us to recognizethatof many of problems are caused by the clash of egos,individual;and corporate, and we need self-reflection. Our problemsare notalways created by external conditions or by others.Arguments aretwo-sided and democratic life requires a blending ofcompetinginterests and desires. He also viewed Buddhism as a moredesirablepathway to an egalitarian society than communism. Thusfar,however, the move to Neo-Buddhism has certainly improvedtheself-esteem of Jatavs and Mahars, but it has done little toattractother Untouchable castes into the Neo-Buddhist ranks or toimprovethe status of this group in the eyes of higher-rankingHindus.