Dhammachakra Pravartan Din
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Dhammachakra Pravartan Din | |
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![]() Marathi Buddhists celebrate 62nd Dhammachakra Pravartan Din on 18 October 2018 at the area of Aurangabad Caves, Maharashtra, India | |
Official name | • धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिन • धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिवस |
Also called | • Dhammachakra AnuPravartan Din • Dhammachakra AnuPravartan Diwas • Dhammachakra Pravartan Day |
Observed by | Ambedkarite Buddhists |
Type | Buddhist, cultural |
Significance | Celebrates the anniversary of Babasaheb Ambedkar's conversion to Buddhism |
Date | 25 October 2020 |
Frequency | annual |
Related to | Buddhism |
Dhammachakra Pravartan Din or Dhammachakra Pravartan Diwas (translation: Dhamma Wheel's Promulgation Day) is a Buddhist festival in India. This is the day to celebrate the Buddhist acceptance of B. R. Ambedkar and his approximately 600,000 followers on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8][9][10][11][12]
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Dhammachakra Pravartan Din is a day when the architect of the Indian Constitution Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar renounced Hinduism and accepted Buddhism. It is primarily celebrated at Deeksha Bhoomi every year.[13][14][15][16][17][18][19][20][21][22]
Every year on Ashoka Vijayadashami, millions of Buddhists gather at Deekshabhoomi to celebrate the mass conversion.[23] October 2016 marked the Diamond Jubilee.[24]
Every year, thousands of people convert to Buddhism on Dhammachakra Pravartan Din and Ashoka Vijayadashami at Deekshbhoomi, Nagpur. Here in 2018, around 65,000 people and in 2019, 67,543 people converted to Buddhism.[25][26]
See also
[edit]References
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- ^ "धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिन : महामानवास डिजिटल अभिवादन". 22 October 2020.
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- ^ "कोरोना काळात कसा साजरा होतोय धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिन सोहळा?". 14 October 2020.
- ^ "Dhammachakra Pravartan Divas 2020 Marathi Wishes: WhatsApp Messages, BR Ambedkar Photos and Quotes to Share on Ashoka Vijayadashami | 🙏🏻 LatestLY". 25 October 2020.
- ^ "करुणा बौद्ध विहार में धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिवस मनाया". 26 October 2020.
- ^ "Dhammachakra Pravartan Day 2020 HD Images and Wallpapers for Free Download Online: WhatsApp Messages, Facebook Greetings, Quotes and SMS to Send Wishes of This Observance - Zee5 News". 12 October 2020.
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- ^ About Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Day and Its History
- ^ "करोनाचं सावट; 'या' दिवशी दीक्षाभूमीवर 'असं' चित्र कधीच दिसलं नाही".
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- ^ "Dhammachakra Pravartan Day 2020: जब डॉ. बाबासाहेब आंबेडकर ने अपनाया था बौद्ध धर्म, जानें धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिवस का इतिहास और महत्व | 🙏🏻 LatestLY हिन्दी". 13 October 2020.
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- ^ https://divyamarathi.bhaskar.com/local/maharashtra/akola/news/like-china-rss-violates-human-rights-under-modis-rule-adv-prakash-ambedkar-127853799.html
- ^ Dahat, Pavan (4 October 2015). "Dalits throng Nagpur on Dhammachakra Pravartan Din". The Hindu. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "Fadnavis, Gadkari to attend 60th Dhamma Chakra day on October 11". The Times of India. 5 October 2016. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
- ^ "दीक्षाभूमीवर पार पडला 63 व्या धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिनाचा मुख्य सोहळा".
- ^ "अकोला जिल्ह्यातील धम्मचक्र प्रवर्तन दिन सोहळ्याचा इतिहास". 9 October 2019.