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{{short description|Buddhist organization in India, founded by B. R. Ambedkar}}
{{short description|Buddhist organization in India, founded by B. R. Ambedkar}}
{{Infobox organization
{{Infobox organization
| name               = Buddhist Society of India
| name               = Buddhist Society of India
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| caption           = Official logo of the Buddhist Society of India  
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| status             = Active  
| status             = Active
| purpose           = Spread of Buddhism
| purpose             = Spread of Buddhism
| headquarters       = Shop No. 2, MMRDA Building, BMC, Station Road, [[Bhandup]] (West), at [[Mumbai]], in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| headquarters       = Dadar East, 17/A, Gautam Nagar at [[Mumbai]], in [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]
| language           = Marathi, Hindi, English
| language           = Marathi, Hindi, English
| leader_title      = National President
| leader_title       = National President
| leader_name       = Shri Rajratna Ashok  Ambedkar  
| leader_name        = Meeratai Yashwant Ambedkar
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| leader_title2       = National Working President
| affiliations       = [[World Fellowship of Buddhists]]
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The '''Buddhist Society of India''', known as the '''Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha''', is a national Buddhist organization in [[India]]. It was founded by [[B. R. Ambedkar]] on 4 May 1955 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Ambedkar was the father of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]], [[polymath]], human rights activist and [[Buddhism]] revivalist in India. He was first national President of the organization. At a ceremony held on 8 May 1955 in Nare Park, [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), Ambedkar formally announced the establishment of this organization for the spread of [[Buddhism in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.in |title=The Buddhist Society of India|website=www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.in
The '''Buddhist Society of India''', known as the '''Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha''', is a national Buddhist organization in [[India]]. It was founded by [[B. R. Ambedkar]] on 4 May 1955 in [[Mumbai]], [[Maharashtra]], [[India]]. Ambedkar was the father of the [[Constitution of India|Indian Constitution]], [[polymath]], human rights activist and [[Buddhism]] revivalist in India. He was first national President of the organization. At a ceremony held on 8 May 1955 in Nare Park, [[Bombay]] (now Mumbai), Ambedkar formally announced the establishment of this organization for the spread of [[Buddhism in India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.in |title=The Buddhist Society of India|website=www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.in
|access-date=2018-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-7bUX0E6cMC&dq=Bharatiya+Bauddha+Mahasabha&pg=PA14|title=Babasaheb Ambedkar|last1=Rao|first1=Kurukundi Raghavendra|last2=Goswami|first2=Mamani Rayachama|last3=Goswāmī|first3=Māmaṇi Raẏachama|last4=Goswami|first4=Indira|last5=Goswami|first5=Mamani Raisam|date=1993|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788172011529|language=en}}</ref> Its headquarter is in [[Mumbai]]. Currently Rajratna Ashok Ambedkar, the great grand nephew of B. R. Ambedkar, is the National President of the Buddhist Society of India.
|access-date=2018-11-28}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=I-7bUX0E6cMC&dq=Bharatiya+Bauddha+Mahasabha&pg=PA14|title=Babasaheb Ambedkar|last1=Rao|first1=Kurukundi Raghavendra|last2=Goswami|first2=Mamani Rayachama|last3=Goswāmī|first3=Māmaṇi Raẏachama|last4=Goswami|first4=Indira|last5=Goswami|first5=Mamani Raisam|date=1993|publisher=Sahitya Akademi|isbn=9788172011529|language=en}}</ref> Its headquarter is in [[Mumbai]]. Currently [https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/4ic1 Meeratai Yashwant Ambedkar], the daughter in law of B. R. Ambedkar, is the National President of the Buddhist Society of India and [https://mr.wikipedia.org/s/4bed Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar] is Working President of The '''Buddhist Society of India.'''


==History==
==History==
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==External links==
==External links==
* {{official|https://www.tbsi.org.in}}
* {{official|https://www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.com/}}
* [https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/battle-to-head-ambedkars-society-nears-end-in-hc-2/ Battle to head Ambedkar's Buddhist Society of India nears end in the High Court]
* [https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/battle-to-head-ambedkars-society-nears-end-in-hc-2/ Battle to head Ambedkar's Buddhist Society of India nears end in the High Court]


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Buddhist Society of India
Formation4 May 1955 (71 years ago) (1955-05-04)
FounderB. R. Ambedkar
Legal statusActive
PurposeSpread of Buddhism
HeadquartersDadar East, 17/A, Gautam Nagar at Mumbai, in Maharashtra, India
Coordinates19.0141501,72.8436014
Area served
India
Official language
Marathi, Hindi, English
National President
Meeratai Yashwant Ambedkar
National Working President
Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar
AffiliationsWorld Fellowship of Buddhists
Websitehttps://www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.com/

The Buddhist Society of India, known as the Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha, is a national Buddhist organization in India. It was founded by B. R. Ambedkar on 4 May 1955 in Mumbai, Maharashtra, India. Ambedkar was the father of the Indian Constitution, polymath, human rights activist and Buddhism revivalist in India. He was first national President of the organization. At a ceremony held on 8 May 1955 in Nare Park, Bombay (now Mumbai), Ambedkar formally announced the establishment of this organization for the spread of Buddhism in India.[1][2] Its headquarter is in Mumbai. Currently Meeratai Yashwant Ambedkar, the daughter in law of B. R. Ambedkar, is the National President of the Buddhist Society of India and Bhimrao Yashwant Ambedkar is Working President of The Buddhist Society of India.

History[edit | edit source]

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B. R. Ambedkar.

B. R. Ambedkar studied Buddhism all his life. Around 1950, he devoted his attention to Buddhism and travelled to Ceylon (now Sri Lanka) to attend a meeting of the World Fellowship of Buddhists.[3] While dedicating a new Buddhist vihara near Pune, Ambedkar announced he was writing a book on Buddhism, and that when it was finished, he would formally convert to Buddhism.[4] He twice visited Burma (now Myanmar) in 1954; the second time to attend the third conference of the World Fellowship of Buddhists in Rangoon.[5] In July 1951 he formed the "Bharatiya Bauddha Janasangh" (Indian Buddhist People's Organisation), which became the "Bharatiya Bauddha Mahasabha" or the "Buddhist Society of India" in May 1955.[6][7]

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References[edit | edit source]

  1. ↑ "The Buddhist Society of India". www.thebuddhistsocietyofindia.in. Retrieved 2018-11-28.
  2. ↑ Rao, Kurukundi Raghavendra; Goswami, Mamani Rayachama; Goswāmī, Māmaṇi Raẏachama; Goswami, Indira; Goswami, Mamani Raisam (1993). Babasaheb Ambedkar. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788172011529.
  3. ↑ Sangharakshita (2006). "Milestone on the Road to conversion". Ambedkar and Buddhism (1st South Asian ed.). New Delhi: Motilal Banarsidass Publishers. p. 72. ISBN 978-8120830233. Retrieved 17 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Pritchett, Frances. "In the 1950s" (PHP). Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 2 August 2006.
  5. ↑ Ganguly, Debjani; Docker, John, eds. (2007). Rethinking Gandhi and Nonviolent Relationality: Global Perspectives. Routledge studies in the modern history of Asia. Vol. 46. London: Routledge. p. 257. ISBN 978-0415437400. OCLC 123912708.
  6. ↑ Omvedt, Gail (17 April 2017). Ambedkar: Towards An Enlightened India. Random House Publishers India Pvt. Limited. ISBN 9789351180883 – via Google Books.
  7. ↑ Quack, Johannes (2011). Disenchanting India: Organized Rationalism and Criticism of Religion in India. Oxford University Press. p. 88. ISBN 978-0199812608. OCLC 704120510.

External links[edit | edit source]

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