HPI
NEW DELHI, INDIA, March 28, 2003: Dalits, viewed as the traditional target for conversion, are not the only ones turning to Buddhism here. Even high-caste Hindus with upper middle-class backgrounds are increasingly attending Buddhist meditations. Their practice has a Japanese connection for there are about 100 Nichiren Buddhism cells in Delhi, says Madhumita Sen. She works for an international NGO and is a regular at the meetings of the followers of the Great Sage Nichiren Daishonin, a thirteenth century Japanese priest. Ms. Sen added that people from all social strata and faiths attend the meditation meetings.