Dalit Buddhist movement

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The Dalit Buddhist movement is a social and religious reform movement in India, inspired and led by B. R. Ambedkar, in which Dalits convert to Buddhism to reject caste oppression and assert equality and dignity.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist movement
religious reform movement
social movement
aimsAt annihilation of caste
dignity for Dalits
social equality
associatedWith Ambedkarite movement
linked to: Ambedkarism

Dalit movement
Navayana Buddhism
commemorates Dhammachakra Pravartan Din
coreBelief equality of all humans
rationalist interpretation of Buddhism
rejection of Hindu caste hierarchy
corePractice mass conversion to Buddhism
country India
demographicGroup Neo-Buddhists in India
focusesOn Dalits
linked to: Dalit

Scheduled Castes
follows Navayana
linked to: Navayana Buddhism
founder B. R. Ambedkar
historicalEvent 1956 Dalit mass conversion to Buddhism
ideology anti-caste
egalitarianism
humanism
social justice
influenced Ambedkarite organizations
linked to: Ambedkarism

Dalit literature
Dalit politics in India
influencedBy Buddhist modernism
Indian independence movement
anti-caste thought
inspiredBy B. R. Ambedkar
keyDate 14 October 1956
keyPlace Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur
keyText The Buddha and His Dhamma
languageOfDiscourse Hindi
Marathi
linked to: Marathi language
ledBy B. R. Ambedkar
mainRegion Maharashtra
Western India
opposes caste system in India
untouchability
politicalDimension Dalit rights advocacy
religion Buddhism
Navayana Buddhism
seeksToReform Hindu social order
selfIdentification Ambedkarite Buddhists
symbolicColor blue

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B. R. Ambedkar movement Dalit Buddhist movement
Battle of Koregaon associatedWith Ambedkarite movement
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
socially engaged Buddhism hasKeyOrganization Ambedkarite Buddhist movement
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
The Buddha and His Dhamma associatedWith Ambedkarite Buddhism
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
The Buddha and His Dhamma influenced Dalit Buddhist movement in India
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
Dalit Buddhist movement historicalEvent 1956 Dalit mass conversion to Buddhism
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
Dalit Buddhist movement selfIdentification Ambedkarite Buddhists
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement
Savita Ambedkar associatedWith Buddhist conversion movement of 1956
linked to: Dalit Buddhist movement