Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur

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Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur is a major Buddhist monument and pilgrimage site in India, renowned as the place where Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and his followers embraced Buddhism, catalyzing the Dalit Buddhist movement.

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Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur canonical 3

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist monument ⓘ
pilgrimage site ⓘ
stupa complex ⓘ
architecturalStyle modern Buddhist architecture ⓘ
associatedWith B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
Dalit Buddhist movement ⓘ
Navayana Buddhism ⓘ
commemorates conversion of B. R. Ambedkar to Buddhism ⓘ
conversion of Dalits to Buddhism ⓘ
country India ⓘ
culturalSignificance center of Neo-Buddhist identity in India ⓘ
symbol of Dalit emancipation ⓘ
dateOfEvent 14 October 1956 ⓘ
etymology Deeksha means initiation and Bhoomi means land in Sanskrit-derived languages ⓘ
event mass conversion ceremony of 14 October 1956 ⓘ
hasFeature Bodhi tree ⓘ
statues of B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
white marble dome ⓘ
hasStructure large hemispherical stupa ⓘ
library ⓘ
meditation hall ⓘ
museum ⓘ
heritageStatus important Buddhist heritage site in Maharashtra ⓘ
ideologicalAssociation Buddhist modernism ⓘ
anti-caste movement ⓘ
social equality ⓘ
knownFor largest stupa in Asia by some accounts ⓘ
locatedIn Central India ⓘ
Maharashtra ⓘ
Nagpur ⓘ
majorFestival Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din ⓘ
majorFestivalDate 14 October ⓘ
managedBy Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Smarak Samiti or related trust ⓘ
namedAfter Dhamma Deeksha (Buddhist initiation ceremony) ⓘ
near Nagpur Railway Station ⓘ
Nagpur city center ⓘ
linked to: Nagpur
numberOfParticipants hundreds of thousands of followers of B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
pilgrimageSeason Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din ⓘ
purpose place for Buddhist worship ⓘ
place for social and political gatherings of Ambedkarite Buddhists ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
significance site of mass conversion to Buddhism led by B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ
tourismType historical tourism destination ⓘ
religious tourism destination ⓘ
transportAccess accessible by road from Nagpur Airport ⓘ
connected by city buses ⓘ
visitorsPerYear hundreds of thousands of pilgrims ⓘ

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Dalit Buddhist movement → keyPlace → Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur ⓘ
Ambedkar Jayanti → associatedWithPlace → Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur ⓘ
Dhammachakra Pravartan Din → location → Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur ⓘ