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This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism.
Persons
| Name | Nationality | Notes | Refs. |
|---|---|---|---|
| B. R. Ambedkar | Indian | Polymath, revolutionary, Social reformer, father of Indian Constitution, revivalist of Buddhism in India, founder of Navayana Buddhism | [1][2] |
| S. N. Goenka | Burmese-Indian | the Foremost Lay Teacher of Vipassana meditation of Modern Time, Founder of multitude of Meditation Centers all-over the World, Raised in a Staunch Conservative Hindu Family in Burma. | [3][4] |
- Balachandran Chullikkadu (born 1957), Malayalam language poet from Kerala[5]
- Laxman Mane (born 1949), author and social worker.[6]
- Swami Prasad Maurya, politician[7]
- Udit Raj (born 1958), prominent Indian social activist and Buddhist polemicist[8]
- Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), Hindi author and translator[9]
- Iyothee Thass (1845–1914), Siddha practitioner and leader of the Dravidian movement[10]
- Lenin Raghuvanshi (born 1970), activist, one of the founding members of People's Vigilance Committee on Human Rights (PVCHR)[11]
- Lalai Singh Yadav (1921–1993), a social justice activist and play writer. He translated Periyar E. V. Ramasamy's The Key To Understanding True Ramayan from Tamil to Hindi as Sachi Ramayan Ki Chabi[12]
References
- ↑ In the 1950s
- ↑ B R Ambedkar: 10 Facts You Probably Don't Know About the Father of the Indian Constitution. The Better India(2017-04-14). Retrieved 2018-04-02.
- ↑ S. N. Goenka, Pioneer of Secular Meditation Movement, Dies at 90. Tricycle: The Buddhist Review(2013-10-01). Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ Global Goenka Centers. www.dhamma.org. Retrieved 2018-04-01.
- ↑ Malayalam poet embraces Buddhism Rediff – January 24, 2000
- ↑ One lakh people convert to Buddhism. The Hindu(May 28, 2007).
- ↑ Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest. The Atlantic(2018-04-11). Retrieved 2018-04-12.
- ↑ 50,000 DALITS EMBRACE BUDDHISM Template:Webarchive – Buddhism Today
- ↑ Revival of the Buddha Dhamma in India Template:Webarchive Sunday Observer – April 14, 2002
- ↑ Existential dilemmas The Hindus – June 6, 2010
- ↑ The young surge. India Today(April 10, 2009).
- ↑ सच्ची रामायण छापने वाले ललई यादव क्यों बन गये बौद्ध?(7 February 2019).