This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism.
Persons
| Name | Nationality | Notes | Refs. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| B. R. Ambedkar | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Indian | Polymath, revolutionary, Social reformer, father of Indian Constitution, revivalist of Buddhism in India, founder of Navayana Buddhism. | [1][2] |
| S. N. Goenka | 
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Burmese-Indian | the Foremost Lay Teacher of Vipassana meditation of Modern Time, Founder of multitude of Meditation Centers all-over the World, Raised in a Staunch Conservative Hindu Family in Burma. | [3][4] |
| Balachandran Chullikkadu | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Indian | Malayalam language poet from Kerala. | [5] |
| Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan | File:Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan.JPG | Indian | Author. | |
| Laxman Mane | Indian | Author and social worker. | [6] | |
| Swami Prasad Maurya | Indian | Politician. | [7] | |
| Udit Raj | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Indian | Dalit activist and politician. | [8] |
| Rahul Sankrityayan | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Indian | Hindi author and translator. | [9] |
| Iyothee Thass | Indian | Siddha practitioner and leader of the Dravidian movement. | [10] | |
| Sanghmitra Maurya | Indian | Politician and daughter of Swami Prasad Maurya. | [11] | |
| Lenin Raghuvanshi | 
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Indian | activist, one of the founding members of PVCHR. | [12] |
| Shruti Nagvanshi | Error creating thumbnail: File missing | Indian | Activist and wife of Lenin Raghuvanshi. | [12] |
| Lalai Singh Yadav | Indian | Social justice activist and play writer. He translated Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's The Key To Understanding True Ramayan from Tamil to Hindi as Sachi Ramayan Ki Chabi[13] | [13] | |
References
- ↑ "1950s". www.columbia.edu. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ "B R Ambedkar: 10 Facts You Probably Don't Know About the Father of the Indian Constitution". The Better India. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
- ↑ Braun, Erik (1 October 2013). "S. N. Goenka, Pioneer of Secular Meditation Movement, Dies at 90". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ "Global Goenka Centers". www.dhamma.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
- ↑ Malayalam poet embraces Buddhism Rediff – January 24, 2000
- ↑ "One lakh people convert to Buddhism". The Hindu. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
- ↑ Varagur, Krithika (11 April 2018). "Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
- ↑ 50,000 DALITS EMBRACE BUDDHISM Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Buddhism Today
- ↑ Revival of the Buddha Dhamma in India Archived 5 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine Sunday Observer – April 14, 2002
- ↑ Existential dilemmas The Hindus – June 6, 2010
- ↑ "Sanghmitra Maurya: Prescription for change in Badaun". The Week. Retrieved 1 September 2021.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 Kaveree Bamzai (10 April 2009). "The young surge". India Today.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 सिद्धार्थ (7 February 2019). "सच्ची रामायण छापने वाले ललई यादव क्यों बन गये बौद्ध?". ThePrint Hindi. Retrieved 1 September 2021.