Dalit Buddhist movement
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The Dalit Buddhist movement is a social and religious reform movement in India, inspired and led by B. R. Ambedkar, in which Dalits convert to Buddhism to reject caste oppression and assert equality and dignity.
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Target entity: Dalit Buddhist movement Context triple: [B. R. Ambedkar, movement, Dalit Buddhist movement]
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Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
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Nepalese Maoist movement
The Nepalese Maoist movement is a communist insurgent and later political force in Nepal that led a decade-long civil war aiming to overthrow the monarchy and establish a people’s republic based on Maoist ideology.
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Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
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Sangha
Sangha is the Buddhist monastic community of ordained monks and nuns, regarded as one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism.
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Sannyasi Rebellion
The Sannyasi Rebellion was an 18th-century uprising in Bengal in which ascetic monks and local peasants resisted British colonial authority and oppressive taxation.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Dalit Buddhist movement Target entity description: The Dalit Buddhist movement is a social and religious reform movement in India, inspired and led by B. R. Ambedkar, in which Dalits convert to Buddhism to reject caste oppression and assert equality and dignity.
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A.
Sarvodaya
Sarvodaya is a Gandhian social philosophy and movement focused on the uplift and welfare of all, emphasizing nonviolence, self-reliance, and equitable social order.
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B.
Nepalese Maoist movement
The Nepalese Maoist movement is a communist insurgent and later political force in Nepal that led a decade-long civil war aiming to overthrow the monarchy and establish a people’s republic based on Maoist ideology.
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C.
Bachpan Bachao Andolan
Bachpan Bachao Andolan is an Indian child rights organization dedicated to ending child labor, trafficking, and exploitation and ensuring access to education for all children.
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D.
Sangha
Sangha is the Buddhist monastic community of ordained monks and nuns, regarded as one of the Three Jewels of Buddhism.
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E.
Sannyasi Rebellion
The Sannyasi Rebellion was an 18th-century uprising in Bengal in which ascetic monks and local peasants resisted British colonial authority and oppressive taxation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist movement
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religious reform movement ⓘ social movement ⓘ |
| aimsAt |
annihilation of caste
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dignity for Dalits ⓘ social equality ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Ambedkarism
ⓘ
surface form:
Ambedkarite movement
Dalit movement in India ⓘ
surface form:
Dalit movement
Navayana Buddhism ⓘ |
| commemorates | Dhammachakra Pravartan Din ⓘ |
| coreBelief |
equality of all humans
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rationalist interpretation of Buddhism ⓘ rejection of Hindu caste hierarchy ⓘ |
| corePractice | mass conversion to Buddhism ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| demographicGroup | Neo-Buddhists in India ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
Dalit
ⓘ
surface form:
Dalits
Scheduled Castes ⓘ |
| follows |
Navayana Buddhism
ⓘ
surface form:
Navayana
|
| founder | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| historicalEvent |
Dalit Buddhist movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
1956 Dalit mass conversion to Buddhism
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| ideology |
anti-caste
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egalitarianism ⓘ humanism ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ambedkarism
ⓘ
surface form:
Ambedkarite organizations
Dalit literature ⓘ Dalit politics in India ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Buddhist modernism
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Indian independence movement ⓘ anti-caste thought ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| keyDate | 14 October 1956 ⓘ |
| keyPlace | Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur ⓘ |
| keyText | The Buddha and His Dhamma ⓘ |
| languageOfDiscourse |
Hindi
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Marathi language ⓘ
surface form:
Marathi
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| ledBy | B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| mainRegion |
Maharashtra
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Western India ⓘ |
| opposes |
caste system in India
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untouchability ⓘ |
| politicalDimension | Dalit rights advocacy ⓘ |
| religion |
Buddhism
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Navayana Buddhism ⓘ |
| seeksToReform | Hindu social order ⓘ |
| selfIdentification |
Dalit Buddhist movement
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Ambedkarite Buddhists
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| symbolicColor | blue ⓘ |
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Subject: Dalit Buddhist movement Description of subject: The Dalit Buddhist movement is a social and religious reform movement in India, inspired and led by B. R. Ambedkar, in which Dalits convert to Buddhism to reject caste oppression and assert equality and dignity.
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