Massachusetts has declared 14 April “Dr. B. R. Ambedkar Equality Day,” honoring the Indian jurist, reformer, and Buddhist revivalist.
The lives of two women separated by 2,500 years converge in 2026, revealing the enduring struggle for women’s autonomy and leadership
How Buddhism spread from ancient Magadha and became Asia’s most widespread religious tradition, before going global and reviving in India
Calling for the Mahabodhi Temple to be placed under Buddhist administration, Indian minister Ramdas Athawale pledged to lead a protest rally in October.
At a Nagpur ceremony, 89-year-old Shurei Sasai inspires 15,000 converts to embrace Buddhism and challenge India’s caste system.
14 April marks the anniversary of Dr. Ambedkar’s birth. BDG columnist Dipen Barua reflects on his lasting legacy in the Buddhist world
The Buddhist non-profit Foundation of His Sacred Majesty (FHSM) has completed the renovation and resupply of a rural school in the Indian state of Haryana.
From Nehru to Modi, India’s Buddhist diplomacy invokes Ashoka’s ideal of conquest by Dharma and morality in international relations
The Dalai Lama has been invited to a major international conference in Mumbai after honoring the 75th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Maryland is now home to the first Ambedkar statue in the United States and the largest one outside of India
On the occasion of the 132nd birth anniversary of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, thousands of people from Dalit communities in Gujarat converted to Buddhism.
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