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Neo-Buddhism is a modern Buddhist revivalist movement in India. As a popular movement, Neo-Buddhism began on October 14, 1956 when B. R. Ambedkar, the 20th century's most prominent Untouchable converted to Buddhism along with nearly 400,000 of his followers. Wikipedia does not yet have an article with this exact name. ...
Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...
The cultural elements of Buddhism vary by region and include: Buddhist cuisine Buddhist art Buddharupa Art and architecture of Japan Greco-Buddhism Tibetan Buddhist sacred art Buddhist music Buddhist chant Shomyo Categories: Buddhism-related stubs ...
The history of Buddhism spans from the 6th century BCE to the present, starting with the birth of the Buddha Siddharta Gautama. ...
Contents: Top - A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z The following is a List of Buddhist topics: A Abhidharma Ahimsa Ajahn Ajahn Chah Ajanta Aksobhya Alexandra David-Néel Amara Sinha B...
Buddhist beliefs and practices vary according to region. ...
The percentage of Buddhist population of each country was taken from the US State Departments International Religious Freedom Report 2004 [1]. Other sources used were CIA Factbook [2] and adherents. ...
An image of Gautama Buddha with a swastika, traditionally a Buddhist symbol of good luck, on his chest. ...
The Buddhist temple Wat Chiang Man, in Chiang Mai, Thailand, which dates from the late 13th century Buddhist temples and monasteries, sorted by location. ...
Contents: Top - 0-9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Several Buddhist terms and concepts lack direct translations into English that cover the breadth of the original term. ...
There is great variety in Buddhist texts. ...
Before Common Era Trad. ...
Statues of Buddha such as this, the Tian Tan Buddha statue in Hong Kong, remind followers to practice right living. ...
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ...
1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar (April 14, 1891 or 1892 - December 6, 1956) was the most prominent Indian Untouchable leader of the 20th century. ...
(19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
In South Asias caste system, a Dalit — formerly known as untouchable or achuta — is a person outside of the four castes, and considered below them, including such people as leather-workers and street handicrafters. ...
Origins At the beginning of the 20th century, Buddhism was all but dead in India, the land of its origin. Certain tribal groups in Bengal continued to follow Buddhism, as did peoples in Ladakh and Sikkim where Tibetan culture was influential, but these groups were on the margins of Indian society. Historical research and increased contact with the rest of the Buddhist world, however, led to renewed interest in Buddhism. Thinkers such as Iyothee Thass, Brahmananda Reddy, and Dharmananda Kosambi began to discuss it in very favourable terms. (19th century - 20th century - 21st century - more centuries) Decades: 1900s 1910s 1920s 1930s 1940s 1950s 1960s 1970s 1980s 1990s As a means of recording the passage of time, the 20th century was that century which lasted from 1901–2000 in the sense of the Gregorian calendar (1900–1999 in the...
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Tikse monastery, Ladakh Hemis Monastery in the 1870s Ladakh is the largest district of the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir, covering more than half the area of the state (of which it is the eastern part). ...
Sikkim is a landlocked Indian state nestled in the Himalayas. ...
The borders of Historical Tibet (blue), as claimed by the Government of Tibet in Exile. ...
During the 1930's, Ambedkar, who declared in 1935 his intention to leave Hinduism because he believed it perpetuated caste injustices, became interested in Buddhism as an alternative. After publishing a series of books and articles arguing that Buddhism was the only way for the Untouchables to gain equality, Ambedkar publicly converted on October 14, 1956 in Nagpur. He took the three refuges and five precepts from a Buddhist monk in the traditional manner and then in his turn administered them to the 380,000 of his followers that were present. Ambedkar would die less than two months later, just after finishing his definitive work on Buddhism, The Buddha and his Dhamma (http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_buddha/). 1930 is a common year starting on Wednesday. ...
1935 was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...
This article is about the Hindu religion; for other meanings of the word, see Hindu (disambiguation). ...
The word Caste is derived from the Portuguese word casta, meaning lineage, breed or race. ...
Untouchable may refer to any of the following: Formerly or derogatively, to the large Dalit (outcaste) populations of India and Nepal. ...
October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years). ...
1956 was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Nāgpur (meaning City of the Snakes) is a city located near the geographical center of India, in the state of Maharashtra. ...
The Triratna or Three Jewels symbol, on a Buddha footprint. ...
This article is about the Buddhist concept; see Pancasila Indonesia for the Indonesian state philosophy. ...
Distinctive interpretation Ambedkarite Buddhists espouse an eclectic version of Buddhism, primarily based on Theravada, but with additional influences from Mahayana and Vajrayana. On many subjects, they give Buddhism a distinctive interpretation. Of particular note is their emphasis on Shakyamuni Buddha as a political and social reformer, rather than merely as a spiritual leader. They point out that the Buddha required his monastic followers to ignore caste distinctions, and that he lambasted racialist justifications for social inequality that existed in his own time. Ambedkar's followers do not believe that a person's unfortunate conditions at birth are the result of previous karma. In this respect, the Ambedkarites have some support from doctrinal sources. The Buddhist scriptures themselves do not teach that birth into a high social position is a sign of merit, and the Ambedkarite interpretation has been defended by reference to the various Suttas in which the Buddha teaches that some are born into high social position "Only for their own destruction, as a hollow tree grows high only to crumble down", etc. Conversely, many orthodox Buddhists are profoundly uncomfortable with some of the liberties Ambedkar took in "Quoting" the Buddha --such as re-fashioning the four noble truths to have a direct social message. Theravada (Pali; Sanskrit: Sthaviravada) is one of the eighteen (or twenty) Nikāya schools that formed early in the history of Buddhism. ...
Relief image of the bodhisattva Guan Yin from Mt. ...
A mandala used in Vajrayana Buddhist practices. ...
Standing Buddha, ancient region of Gandhara, northern Pakistan, 1st century CE. Gautama Buddha was a South Asian spiritual leader who lived between approximately 563 BCE and 483 BCE. Born Siddhartha Gautama in Sanskrit, a name meaning descendant of Gotama whose aims are achieved/who is efficacious in achieving aims, he...
Debating bhikkhu in Tibet A bhikkhu (male) or bhikkhuni (female) is a fully ordained Buddhist monk. ...
Hitlers Nazi Germany: the epitome of 20th-century racialism Racialism is a term used to describe racial policy, in what is generally perceived to be a negative sense, as promoting stratification and inequality between racial categories (in themselves, often disputed). ...
Karma is also the name of a 2-D graphing package for scientific computing; for that meaning, see Karma (software) Karma (Sanskrit: कर्म), or Kamma (Pali) action, effect, destiny. In Hinduism and, later, Buddhism, it is the sum of a persons actions, regarded as determining that persons future...
The Four Noble Truths (Pali, cattari ariya saccani) are taught in Buddhism as the fundamental insight or enlightenment of Sakyamuni Buddha (the historical Buddha), which led to the formulation of the Buddhist philosophy. ...
See rebirth (Buddhist). According to Buddhism, there is a cycle of death and rebirth that can be transcended by the practice of the Eightfold Path. ...
Buddhism In India since Bodhisattva Ambedkar The Buddhist movement was somewhat hindered by Ambedkar's death so shortly after his conversion. It did not receive the immediate mass support from the Untouchable population that Ambedkar had hoped for. Division and lack of direction among the leaders of the Ambedkarite movement have been an additional impediment. The Buddhist revival remains concentrated in two provinces: Ambedkar's native Maharashtra and Uttar Pradesh. According to the 1991 census, there are currently 6.4 million Buddhists in India, at least 5 million of whom are Buddhists in Maharashtra. This makes Buddhism the fifth-largest religion in India and 5% of the population of Maharashtra, but less than 1% of the overall population of India. Neo-Buddhist leaders, however, claim that these numbers are inaccurate because of irregularities in the census and because many private Buddhists refrain from publicly converted for fear of sanctions. These leaders argue that the actual numbers are considerably higher. Maharashtra (महाराष्ट्ऱ) is Indias third largest state in terms of area and second largest in terms of population after Uttar Pradesh. ...
Uttar Pradesh (Hindi: उत्तर प्रदेश, Urdu: اتر پردیش) is the fifth largest and the most populous state in India. ...
The major religions of India are Hinduism (majority religion), Islam (largest minority religion), Sikhism, Christianity, Buddhism, Jainism, Zoroastrianism, Judaism and the Baháí Faith. ...
One of the more prominent Neo-Buddhist leaders in recent years has been Udit Raj (formerly Ram Raj), who is frequently at odds with the older Ambedkarite establishment. Raj, also a political activist, organized a large mass conversion on November 4, 2001, but the event met with active opposition from the government. November 4 is the 308th day of the year (309th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 57 days remaining. ...
2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
S. N. Goenka S. N. Goenka, an Indian meditation teacher trained in Burma, also has an active following in modern India. S. N. Goenka, born in Mandalay, Myanmar in 1924, is a former industrialist and leader of the Burmese Indian community, but now mainly known for his teaching of Vipassana meditation. ...
Recent developments In 2002 Kanshi Ram, a popular low-caste political leader, announced his intention to convert to Buddhism on October 14, 2006, the fiftieth anniversary of Ambedkar's conversion. He intends for 20,000,000 of his supporters to convert at the same time. Part of the significance of this plan is that Ram's followers include not only Untouchables, but persons from a variety of oppressed castes, who could significantly broaden Neo-Buddhism's support. However, it remains to be seen whether this move will be able to successfully reinvigorate the Neo-Buddhist movement. 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
Kanshi Ram (born 1934) is an Indian politician of Dalit Sikh background. ...
2006 is a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...
See also Founder of the Western Buddhist Order, and the Friends of the Western Buddhist Order (FWBO). ...
Dalit theology is a branch of Christian theology that emerged among the Dalit caste in India in the 1980s. ...
External links - The Buddha and His Dhamma (http://www.columbia.edu/itc/mealac/pritchett/00ambedkar/ambedkar_buddha/), Buddhist Bible by Bodhisattva Dr. B. R. Ambedkar
- Trailokya Bauddha Mahasangha Sahayaka Gana (http://www.tbmsg.org/index1.html)
- Karuna Trust (http://www.karuna.org/)
- 2590 Years Of Buddhism (http://web.ukonline.co.uk/buddhism/2589year.htm)
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