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By vajratara on Mon, 15 Feb, 2016 - 08:59
By vajratara on Mon, 15 Feb, 2016 - 08:59On 26th January is Republic Day in India, celebrating the day Dr Ambedkar gave India their constitution, based explicitly on the Buddhist values of liberty, equality and fraternity. On this day this year, 550 men and women from the scheduled castes from Siddhipeth (just outside Hyderabad), Telanghana State, publicly embraced Buddhism and the 22 vows. This was the first public conversion since the formation of the new Telanghana State. It was also the first time a Member of the Triratna Buddhist Order conducted...