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He completed S. S. C. and the London Matriculation Examination and entered the University of Colombo to gain a Diploma in Education. Jayasekara started his teaching career at St. Joseph's College moving to S Thomas' College in 1947. [1] Mr. Jayasekera's career at S. Thomas' College, Mt Lavinia lasted 48 years from 1947 to 1995. He taught ...
The twenty-two vows marble stone at the Deekshabhoomi. Considering the historical significance of these twenty-two vows, the then president of "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Deekshabhoomi Memorial Committee", and former Governor of Bihar and Kerala R. S. Gavai and Sadanand Fulzele, the secretary of the organization, have carved these 22 vows on a wide marble stone at the Deekshabhoomi ground and ...
Edited and revised by Dr. Rewatadhamma, Varanasi Sanskrit Univ., India, 1969–1972. [Hindi language] The First Sermon of the Buddha. 1st ed. Dhamma Talaka Publications, Birmingham, 1994; 2nd ed. as The First Discourse of the Buddha, Wisdom Pbls, Boston, USA, 1997. [6]
22 vows given by Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi Ambedkar and Deekshabhoomi on a 2017 postage stamp of India Bust of Babasaheb Ambedkar at Deekshabhoomi. Deekshabhoomi, also written as Deeksha Bhoomi, is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located in Nagpur city in the state of Maharashtra in India; where B. R. Ambedkar with approximately 400,000 of his followers, [1] mainly Dalits, embraced ...
The American monk Bhikkhu Bodhi released an updated version with the title "A comprehensive manual of Abhidhamma", with explanations of each section by Ven. U Rewata Dhamma and numerous charts and tables provided by Ven. U Silananada. A supplement to this text is 'Process of Consciousness and Matter by Ven. Dr. Rewata Dhamma'.
Young Indian samanera (novice Buddhist monk) in an Indian vihara.There are statues of Gautama Buddha and B. R. Ambedkar depicted as a bodhisattva.. Navayāna (Devanagari: नवयान, IAST: Navayāna, meaning "New Vehicle"), otherwise known as Navayāna Buddhism, refers to the socially engaged school of Buddhism founded and developed by the Indian jurist, social reformer, and scholar B. R ...
The Buddha and His Dhamma, is a 1957 treatise on Buddha's life and philosophy. It was the last work of Indian statesman and scholar B. R. Ambedkar . According to Queen (2015), [ 2 ] the text is treated as scripture for those who follow Navayana Buddhism.
Dhammachakra Pravartan Din or Dhammachakra Pravartan Diwas (translation: Dhamma Wheel's Promulgation Day) is a Buddhist festival in India. This is the day to celebrate the Buddhist acceptance of B. R. Ambedkar and his approximately 600,000 followers on 14 October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur.