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B.R. Ambedkar, Buddhist Revivalist
PremaSagar
Veteran
I was reminded of this remarkable man when I went to a website titled "World Buddhist Radio". He was a revivalist for Buddhism in India.
http://www.worldbuddhistradio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Vows#22_Vows_of_Ambedkar
From the article: "Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family, Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination, the system of Chaturvarna – the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1990"
http://www.worldbuddhistradio.com/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/22_Vows#22_Vows_of_Ambedkar
From the article: "Born into a poor Mahar (considered an Untouchable caste) family, Ambedkar campaigned against social discrimination, the system of Chaturvarna – the categorization of Hindu society into four varnas – and the Hindu caste system. He converted to Buddhism and is also credited with providing a spark for the transformation of hundreds of thousands of Dalits or untouchables to Theravada Buddhism. Ambedkar was posthumously awarded the Bharat Ratna, India's highest civilian award, in 1990"
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