Navayana
Also known as Navabauddha, Neo-Buddhism, Bhimyana, Bhimayana, Ambedkarite Buddhism, Ambedkar Buddhism, Neo Bauddha, Navayan
thumb|right|Young Indian samanera (novice Buddhist monk) in an Indian [[vihara. There are statues of Gautama Buddha and B. R. Ambedkar depicted as a bodhisattva.]]
Key facts
- Religion.name
- Navayāna
- Religion.native_name
- नवयान
- Religion.type
- Dharmic
- Religion.founder
- B. R. Ambedkar
- Religion.founded_date
- 1956
- Religion.founded_place
- Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur, India
- Religion.image
- Buddha Shrine with Ambedkar (244910903).jpg
- Religion.caption
- A Navayāna Buddhist shrine with Ambedkar's portrait and The Buddha and His Dhamma book. The photograph is on the event of the 50th Dhammachakra Pravartan Day.
- Religion.leader_name
- Bodhisattva Ambedkar
- Religion.leader_title1
- Type
- Religion.members
- 7.30 million followers (2011)
- Religion.area
Article
12 sectionsContents
- Origins
- Doctrines and concepts
- Commencement
- Scripture and practice
- Reception
- Status in India
- Festivals
- See also
- Footnotes
- References
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|right|Young Indian samanera (novice Buddhist monk) in an Indian [[vihara. There are statues of Gautama Buddha and B. R. Ambedkar depicted as a bodhisattva.]]
Navayāna (Devanagari: नवयान, IAST: Navayāna, meaning "New Vehicle"), otherwise known as Navayāna Buddhism, refers to the socially engaged school of Buddhism founded and developed by the Indian jurist, social reformer, and scholar B. R. Ambedkar; it is also called Neo-Buddhism and Ambedkarite Buddhism. Its members describe the school as the application of Buddhist principles for the welfare of many.