Deekshabhoomi

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It sits within the topics Buddhism in Maharashtra, Buddhist pilgrimage sites in India and Buddhist temples in Maharashtra.

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Key facts

Building.name: Deekshabhoomi
Building.image: Dheekshabhoomi in Nagpur.jpg
Building.caption: Deekshabhoomi Stupa
Building.location: Nagpur, Maharashtra, India
Building.address: South Ambazari Road, Abhyankar Nagar, Nagpur
Building.construction_start_date: July 1978
Building.inauguration_date: 18 December 2001
Building.architect: Sheo Dan Mal, Shashi Sharma
Building.building_type: Religious and historical monument
Building.architectural_style: Stupa

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Wikidata facts

Instance of: tourist destination
Country: India
Located in: Maharashtra
Location: Nagpur
Image: Deekshabhoomi - panoramio.jpg

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date of official opening: 2001-12-18
postal code: 440010
Commons category: Deekshabhoomi

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Encyclopedic overview

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Contents

History
Architecture
Construction
Stupa
Vihar and the Bodhi Tree
Tourism
Literature
See also
References
External links

Deekshabhoomi, also written as Deeksha Bhoomi, is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located in Nagpur city in the state of Maharashtra in India; where B. R. Ambedkar with approximately of his followers, mainly Dalits, embraced Buddhism on Ashoka Vijaya Dashami on 14 October 1956. Ambedkar played a significant role in the revival of Buddhism in India, and inspired many such mass conversions to Buddhism.

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