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Navayana

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Navayana (Devanagari: नवयान, IAST: Navayāna) means "new vehicle" and refers to the re-interpretation of Buddhism by B.R. Ambedkar. [1]

34 relations: Ambedkar family, B. R. Ambedkar, Bahá'í Faith in India, Buddhism, Buddhist modernism, Dalit Buddhist movement, Dalit Panthers, Deekshabhoomi, Dhammachakra Pravartan Day, Eleanor Zelliot, Faith in Buddhism, Gautama Buddha in Hinduism, History of Buddhism in India, Indian religions, Lakshmi Holmström, List of Buddha claimants, List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism, List of founders of religious traditions, List of new religious movements, List of religions and spiritual traditions, List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar, Lord Buddha TV, Marathi Buddhists, Rebirth (Buddhism), Religion, Religion in India, Religion in Maharashtra, S. Anand, Schools of Buddhism, The Buddha and His Dhamma, Timeline of Buddhism, Timeline of religion, Venkat Shyam, Yana (Buddhism).

Ambedkar family

The Ambedkar family is the family of Babasaheb Dr.

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B. R. Ambedkar

Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (14 April 1891 – 6 December 1956), popularly known as Babasaheb, was an Indian jurist, economist, politician and social reformer who inspired the Dalit Buddhist movement and campaigned against social discrimination towards Untouchables (Dalits), while also supporting the rights of women and labour.

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Bahá'í Faith in India

Even though the Bahá'í Faith in India is tiny in proportion of the national population, it is numerically large and has a long history culminating in recent times with the notable Lotus Temple, various Bahá'í schools, and increasing prominence.

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Buddhism

Buddhism is the world's fourth-largest religion with over 520 million followers, or over 7% of the global population, known as Buddhists.

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Buddhist modernism

Buddhist modernism (also referred to as Modern Buddhism, modernist Buddhism and Neo-Buddhism) are new movements based on modern era reinterpretations of Buddhism.

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Dalit Buddhist movement

The Dalit Buddhist movement (also known as Neo-Buddhist movement) is a socio-political movement by Dalits in India started by B. R. Ambedkar.

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Dalit Panthers

Dalit Panthers is a social organisation that seeks to combat caste discrimination.

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Deekshabhoomi

Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located where the architect of the Indian Constitution, B. R. Ambedkar, converted to Buddhism with approximately followers on Ashok Vijaya Dashami on 14 October 1956.

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Dhammachakra Pravartan Day

Dhammachakra Pravartan Day (DhammaChakra Anupravartan Din) is a day to celebrate the Buddhist conversion of B. R. Ambedkar and approximately 600,000 followers on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi.

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Eleanor Zelliot

Eleanor Zelliot (October 7, 1926 – June 5, 2016) was an American writer, retired professor of Carleton College and specialist on the history of India, Southeast Asia, Vietnam, women of Asia, Untouchables, and social movements.

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Faith in Buddhism

In Buddhism, faith (italic, italic) refers to a serene commitment to the practice of the Buddha's teaching and trust in enlightened or highly developed beings, such as Buddhas or bodhisattvas (those aiming to become a Buddha).

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Gautama Buddha in Hinduism

In Vaishnava Hinduism, the historic Buddha or Gautama Buddha, is considered to be an avatar of the Hindu god Vishnu.

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History of Buddhism in India

Buddhism is a world religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama who was deemed a "Buddha" ("Awakened One").

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Indian religions

Indian religions, sometimes also termed as Dharmic faiths or religions, are the religions that originated in the Indian subcontinent; namely Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism and Sikhism.

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Lakshmi Holmström

Lakshmi Holmström MBE (1 June 1935 – 6 May 2016)Amanda Hopkinson,, The Guardian, 18 May 2016.

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List of Buddha claimants

The people described below have claimed to have attained enlightenment and become buddhas, claimed to be manifestations of bodhisattvas, identified themselves as Gautama Buddha or been honored as buddhas or bodhisattvas.

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List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism

This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism.

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List of founders of religious traditions

This article lists historical figures credited with founding religions or religious philosophies or people who first codified older known religious traditions.

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List of new religious movements

A new religious movement (NRM) is a comprehensive term used to identify religious, ethical, and spiritual groups, communities and practices of relatively modern origins.

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List of religions and spiritual traditions

Religion is a collection of cultural systems, beliefs and world views that establishes symbols relating humanity to spirituality and, often, to moral values.

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List of things named after B. R. Ambedkar

The following things have been named after Babasaheb B. R. Ambedkar.

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Lord Buddha TV

Lord Buddha TV is an Indian 24x7 Hindi and Marathi mainstream Navayana Buddhist channel with focus on Bahujan issues.

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Marathi Buddhists

Marathi Buddhists are a religious community which is residing in the Indian state of Maharashtra.

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Rebirth (Buddhism)

Rebirth in Buddhism refers to its teaching that the actions of a person lead to a new existence after death, in endless cycles called saṃsāra.

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Religion

Religion may be defined as a cultural system of designated behaviors and practices, world views, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that relates humanity to supernatural, transcendental, or spiritual elements.

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Religion in India

Religion in India is characterised by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

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Religion in Maharashtra

Religion in Maharashtra is characterized by a diversity of religious beliefs and practices.

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S. Anand

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Schools of Buddhism

The Schools of Buddhism are the various institutional and doctrinal divisions of Buddhism that have existed from ancient times up to the present.

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The Buddha and His Dhamma

The Buddha and His Dhamma, a treatise on Buddha's life and Buddhism, was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar.

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Timeline of Buddhism

The purpose of this timeline is to give a detailed account of Buddhism from the birth of Gautama Buddha to the present.

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Timeline of religion

The timeline of religion is a chronological catalogue of important and noteworthy religious events in pre-historic and modern times.

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Venkat Shyam

Venkat Raman Singh Shyam (born 28 October 1970) is a contemporary Indian artist who works with murals, etchings, mixed media and animation.

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Yana (Buddhism)

Yāna (Sanskrit and Pāli: "vehicle") refers to a mode or method of spiritual practice in Buddhism, and in particular to divisions of various schools of Buddhism according to their type of practice.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Navayana

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