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This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources. This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism. B. R. Ambedkar Name Former Hindu caste/category Nationality Notes Refs. B. R. Ambedkar Mahar Indian Polymath, the architect of the Indian Constitution, a revivalist of Buddhism in ...
Ram Dass (born Richard Alpert) (1931–2019) – syncretist, and follower of the Hindu deity Hanuman.Professor of psychology at Harvard University. [6]Tamal Krishna Goswami (born Thomas G. Herzig) (1946–2002) – governing body commissioner of the International Society for Krishna Consciousness.
She has said in an interview, "The best way to effectively de-stress for me is to chant- Nam Myo Ho Renge Kyo, as I strongly follow Buddhism." [100] (Tibetan Buddhism) Mandakini is an Indian former actress. She is best remembered for her lead role in the 1985 popular film Ram Teri Ganga Maili.
Jagadguru Swami Sathyananda Saraswathi–Hindu Spiritual teacher, authentic authority on Hinduism, pioneer in Ram Janmabhumi movement and founder of Hindu Aikya Vedi Sri Narayana Guru – Social reformer who worked for the upliftment of people from the lower caste in Kerala .
Princess Mother Sri Sulalai (1770–1837), the consort of Phra Phutthaloetla Naphalai, Rama II of Siam and was the mother of Nangklao, Rama III.; The Bunnag family, powerful noble family of Mon-Persian descent of the early Rattanakosin Kingdom of Siam, the descendants of Sheikh Ahmad who converted to Buddhism.
Historically, the roots of Buddhism lie in the religious thought of Iron Age India around the middle of the first millennium BCE. [5] This was a period of great intellectual ferment and socio-cultural change known as the Second Urbanisation, marked by the growth of towns and trade, the composition of the Upanishads and the historical emergence of the Śramaṇa traditions.
Vinayaka's inclusion in the two primary mandalas of East Asian esoteric Buddhism (Tangmi) - brought to Japan from Tang China by Kūkai (774–835), the founder of Shingon Buddhism - facilitated his introduction to Japan, where he (like most other Hindu deities assimilated into Buddhism) was first considered a minor deity.
Rāja yoga sect of Hinduism: 2nd century BC Jesus (and the Twelve Apostles) Christianity: c. 4 BC – c. 30/33 AD Paul the Apostle: Pauline Christianity: c. 33 AD James the Just: Jewish Christianity: c. 33 AD Lakulisha: Pashupata Shaivism sect of Hinduism: 1st century AD Judah the Prince: Rabbinic Judaism: 2nd century AD Montanus: Montanism ...