Ambedkar read the Gita as a defence of murder and caste hierarchy

Evidence

Ambedkar wasn’t enamoured of the Bhagvad Gita. His view was that the Gita contained “an unheard of defence of murder”. He called it a book that “offers a philosophic basis to the theory of Chaturvarna by linking it to the theory of innate, inborn qualities in men”. — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 176

Categorization

• XREF: Connects to the chapter’s central argument that Ambedkar fought Brahminical ideology as theology, not just law. — connects to: The Gita linked innate qualities to caste roles via the Samkhya tri-guna theory.; Ambedkar sought to replace caste social morality with cultivated constitutional morality — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 109; Ambedkar’s childhood reading of Hindu epics produced lifelong criticism of their morality
• corroborated: 2 independent passages support this claim — Ambedkar, B R, Annihilation of Caste_ The Annotated…, 176

Broader Connections

• Ambedkar’s childhood reading of Hindu epics produced lifelong criticism of their morality #expands (0.80)