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Buddhist Revival in India

Apr 4, 2019 · 9 min · 4.9 MB
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Maitrivir-Nagarjuna gives us todayand#8217;s FBA Dharmabyte: Buddhist Revival in India. This excellent talk was recorded for the San Francisco sanghaand#8217;s celebration of the anniversary of the great mass conversion initiated by Dr. Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, the great leader of the Dalit community of Indian Buddhists. It is a pretty comprehensive overview of why Dr. Ambdekar converted to Buddhism, the significance of the anniversary itself, and Ambedkarand#8217;s vision of and#8216;prabuddha bharatand#8217;: Enlightened India, and, in fact, an Enlightened world.

From the talk Dr Ambedkarand#8217;s Conversion given in 2009.