The Buddha and His Dhamma, is a treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy. It was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar. Written in English, the book has been translated to many languages, including Hindi, Gujarati, Telugu, Tamil, Marathi, Malayalam, and Kannada. Discussions raised in this book include why the Buddha took Parivraja, the four Aryan Truths, doctrines of soul, of karma and rebirth, and finally the creating of the Bhikkhu.