Navayāna
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 · Svenska
Navayana (hindi: नवयान "nya vägen") är en sekulär buddhistisk riktning grundad av den indiske juristen, politikern och medborgarrättsaktivisten B. R. Ambedkar. Navayana grundades år 1956, när Ambadkar, som då var Indiens justitieminister, lämnade hinduismen och konverterade till buddhismen tillsammans med fler än 200 000 andra daliter ("kastlösa") vid en ceremoni som hölls i Nagpur, Maharashtra.
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