1956 mass conversion at Deekshabhoomi
GPTKB entity
Statements (18)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:historical_event
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| gptkbp:associated_monument |
gptkb:Deekshabhoomi_Stupa
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| gptkbp:associatedWith |
gptkb:Navayana_Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:commemorates |
gptkb:Dhammachakra_Pravartan_Din
|
| gptkbp:date |
14 October 1956
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
1956 mass conversion at Deekshabhoomi
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| gptkbp:impact |
beginning of Dalit Buddhist movement
|
| gptkbp:ledTo |
gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Deekshabhoomi,_Nagpur,_India
|
| gptkbp:participants |
gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
approximately 500,000 followers of B. R. Ambedkar |
| gptkbp:religion_converted_from |
gptkb:Hinduism
|
| gptkbp:religion_converted_to |
gptkb:Buddhism
|
| gptkbp:significance |
largest religious conversion in modern India
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Navayana_Buddhism
gptkb:Indian_Buddhists |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
6
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