Buddhism
He is the founder of Buddhism.
Who is Siddhartha Gautama?
He is the famous non-violent leader of the American Civil Rights Movement, inspired by Mahatma Gandhi?
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He was the first emperor to spread Buddhism across India and Asia.
Who is Emperor Ashoka?
In 1956, Dr. Ambedkar and thousands of followers embrace Buddhism in this location.
What is Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur?
This famous book by Ambedkar criticized the Hindu caste system and challenged the authority of the Manu Smriti.
What is Annihilation of Caste?
This is the name of the tree under which Buddha attained enlightenment.
What is the Bodhi Tree?
This Asian country was the first to adopt Buddhism as a state religion.
What is Sri Lanka?
This capital city of the Maurya Empire is known for being a major center of Buddhist learning.
What is Pataliputra?
Name the ancient Indian university that was a global center for Buddhist studies before its destruction in the 12th century.
What is Nalanda University?
In this book, Ambedkar argued that untouchability had Buddhist origins and was not a part of Vedic society.
What is Who Were the Shudras?
This symbol, often depicted as an eight-spoked wheel, represents the teachings of the Buddha.
What is the Dhamma Chakra?
This is the name of the trade route that connected China to Europe and helped spread Buddhism to the West
What is the Silk Road?
Buddha delivered his first sermon here marking the beginning of the Sangha.
What is Sarnath?
This political party founded by Dr. Ambedkar aimed to represent the interests of Dalits and the working class.
What is the Scheduled Castes Federation?
Ambedkar’s PhD thesis from the London School of Economics later became this influential work on India’s economy.
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In Theravāda tradition, this is the name of the collection of scriptures considered the earliest and most authoritative record of the Buddha’s teachings.
What is the Tipiṭaka (also known as the Pāli Canon)?
This empire under King Ashoka’s missionaries helped spread Buddhism to Southeast Asia.
What is the Maurya Empire?
Before Siddhartha Gautama attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree, he was his first teacher.
Who was Āḷāra Kālāma?
This early Indian Buddhist philosopher is credited with developing the theory of śūnyatā (emptiness) and is respected in both Bahujan and Buddhist scholarship?
Who is Nāgārjuna?
This 1957 posthumous publication by Ambedkar serves as a central text for Navayana Buddhism.
What is The Buddha and His Dhamma?
These are the 4 Noble Truths about Buddhism.
What is the origin of suffering (Dukkha), the reason of suffering (Samudaya), the cessation of suffering (Nirodha), and the path to the cessation of suffering (Magga)?
This famous 13th-century explorer visited Asia and described Buddhist practices in his writings.
Who is Marco Polo?
This famous Chinese Buddhist monk visited India in the 7th century and wrote detailed accounts of Indian society and Buddhism.
Who is Xuanzang (or Hiuen Tsang)?
This was the 19th-century Dalit social reformer from Tamil Nadu who fought against caste discrimination and promoted rational thinking.
Who is Iyothee Thass?
In this early essay, Dr. B.R. Ambedkar argued that the control of women was used to enforce caste endogamy and maintain caste purity.
What is Castes in India?