Dhammachakra Pravartan Din
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Dhammachakra Pravartan Din is an annual Buddhist festival in India marking B. R. Ambedkar’s historic mass conversion to Buddhism and symbolizing social emancipation for Dalits.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dhammachakra Pravartan Din canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6652906 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhammachakra Pravartan Din Context triple: [Dalit Buddhist movement, commemorates, Dhammachakra Pravartan Din]
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A.
Bodhi Day
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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B.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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D.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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E.
Shankara Jayanti
Shankara Jayanti is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, the revered 8th-century philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Dhammachakra Pravartan Din Target entity description: Dhammachakra Pravartan Din is an annual Buddhist festival in India marking B. R. Ambedkar’s historic mass conversion to Buddhism and symbolizing social emancipation for Dalits.
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A.
Bodhi Day
Bodhi Day is a Buddhist holiday that celebrates the Buddha’s enlightenment under the Bodhi tree.
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B.
Vesak
Vesak is the most important Buddhist festival, commemorating the birth, enlightenment, and death (parinirvana) of Gautama Buddha.
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C.
Magha Puja
Magha Puja is a major Buddhist festival commemorating an early gathering of the Buddha and his disciples, observed with merit-making, chanting, and candlelit processions in many Theravada countries.
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D.
Mahavir Jayanti
Mahavir Jayanti is a major Jain religious festival celebrating the birth of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara.
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E.
Shankara Jayanti
Shankara Jayanti is a Hindu festival commemorating the birth anniversary of Adi Shankaracharya, the revered 8th-century philosopher and proponent of Advaita Vedanta.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist festival
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religious observance ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dhamma Chakra Pravartan Din
NERFINISHED
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Dhammachakra Pravartan Day NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
B. R. Ambedkar
NERFINISHED
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Dalit Buddhist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ Navayana Buddhism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnEvent | 1956 Deekshabhoomi mass conversion ceremony NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| commemorates |
B. R. Ambedkar’s conversion to Buddhism
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mass conversion of Dalits to Buddhism ⓘ |
| coreActivity |
Buddhist sermons
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Dhamma teachings ⓘ collective recitation of Buddhist precepts ⓘ mass gatherings of Buddhists and Ambedkarites ⓘ paying homage to B. R. Ambedkar ⓘ |
| country | India ⓘ |
| culturalSignificance |
key festival for Ambedkarite Buddhists
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marker of Dalit assertion ⓘ |
| etymology | derived from Pali/Sanskrit ‘Dhammachakra’ (Wheel of Dhamma) and ‘Pravartan’ (turning/propagation) ⓘ |
| frequency | annual ⓘ |
| hasCentralSite | Deekshabhoomi stupa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfName | Marathi NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| location | Deekshabhoomi, Nagpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| majorLocation | Nagpur NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| observedBy |
Ambedkarite organizations
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Buddhists in India ⓘ Dalit communities ⓘ |
| observedOn | 14 October ⓘ |
| politicalDimension |
affirmation of constitutional values promoted by B. R. Ambedkar
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expression of resistance to caste oppression ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | Dhammachakra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedMovement |
Dalit movement in India
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anti-caste movement in India ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| symbolizes |
rejection of caste discrimination
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social emancipation of Dalits ⓘ |
| theme |
equality
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human rights ⓘ social justice ⓘ |
| typeOfDay | commemorative day ⓘ |
| yearOfOrigin | 1956 ⓘ |
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Subject: Dhammachakra Pravartan Din Description of subject: Dhammachakra Pravartan Din is an annual Buddhist festival in India marking B. R. Ambedkar’s historic mass conversion to Buddhism and symbolizing social emancipation for Dalits.
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