Ambedkarite Buddhist movement

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Ambedkarite_Buddhist_movement

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Predicate	Object
gptkbp:instanceOf	gptkb:religious_organization
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs	gptkb:Navayana_Buddhism
gptkbp:annualEvent	gptkb:Buddha_Purnima gptkb:Dhammachakra_Pravartan_Din
gptkbp:associatedWith	gptkb:Dalit_movement gptkb:Deekshabhoomi gptkb:Buddha_Jayanti
gptkbp:coreBelief	Equality Social justice Rejection of caste system
gptkbp:emphasizes	gptkb:Confederate_States_of_America gptkb:science gptkb:Humanism gptkb:Fraternity Equality Morality Rationality Non-violence
gptkbp:followedBy	gptkb:Ambedkarite_Buddhists
gptkbp:foundedBy	gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label	Ambedkarite Buddhist movement
gptkbp:influencedBy	gptkb:Theravada_Buddhism B. R. Ambedkar's philosophy
gptkbp:languageOfName	gptkb:Hindi English Marathi
gptkbp:mainEvent	gptkb:Mass_conversion_at_Deekshabhoomi
gptkbp:mainLine	gptkb:The_Buddha_and_His_Dhamma
gptkbp:notableEvent	Conversion of over 500,000 people in 1956
gptkbp:notableLeader	gptkb:Bhadant_Anand_Kausalyayan gptkb:Meerabai_Yashvant_Ambedkar gptkb:B._R._Ambedkar
gptkbp:notableSite	gptkb:Chaitya_Bhoomi,_Mumbai gptkb:Deekshabhoomi,_Nagpur
gptkbp:opposedBy	Brahminical rituals Hinduism's caste hierarchy
gptkbp:originatedIn	gptkb:India
gptkbp:populationEstimate	6-10 million followers
gptkbp:promotion	Education Social reform Dhamma (Buddhist teachings)
gptkbp:region	gptkb:India gptkb:Maharashtra
gptkbp:relatedTo	gptkb:Indian_Buddhism gptkb:Navayana Social justice movements in India Dalit Buddhism
gptkbp:scripture	gptkb:The_Buddha_and_His_Dhamma
gptkbp:startYear	1956
gptkbp:symbol	gptkb:Ashoka_Chakra
gptkbp:bfsParent	gptkb:History_of_Buddhism_in_India
gptkbp:bfsLayer	7