宗教净化与公民权利:甘地和安倍德卡尔贱民立场比较

Religious Purification and Civil Rights: The Differences Stance on the Untouchables between Gandhi and Ambedkar

甘地从印度教内部改革的立场出发,赋予贱民"神之子"的称呼,他希望通过宗教自我净化的方式来解放贱民。安倍德卡尔从现代公民所应该具有的自由、平等的理念出发,为贱民争取单独的选举权,预留议会席位。甘地反对安倍德卡尔从选举政治角度解决贱民问题,安倍德卡尔反对甘地从宗教改革的角度解决贱民问题。但正是两位领导人之间的相互交锋、辩驳,使得印度贱民的政治权利、宗教地位得到改善与提升。

Gandhi gave new title to the untouchables: the Son of God. He hoped to liberate the untouchables by the religious purification. B. R. Ambedkar insisted that the untouchables should have free and equal citizenship,and reserve parliamentary special seats for the untouchables. Gandhi opposed Ambedkar's proposition which liberate the untouchables by electoral politics,Ambedkar disagreed Gandhi's opinion that by solving the untouchables through religious reform. But,two sides' argument not only made the untouchables got certain political rights,but also upgraded their religious status in India.