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Date of issue: 24.11.2022
Date of issue: 24.11.2022
Pin code: 416308
Pin code: 416308
Status: Active
Status: Active
PO Name: Kirloskarvadi
PO Name: Kirloskarvadi
Description: Deekshabhoomi is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Buddhism in India. Undoubtedly an important tourist attraction of the city of oranges, Nagpur. Deekshabhoomi was built on the spot where the maker of the Indian Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar had declared in 1935 that although he was born as a Hindu, he would not die as a Hindu, because conversion was the only solution to abandon the caste system. After this declaration and after an extensive and detailed study of the tenets of all the major religions of the world, Dr Ambedkar chose Buddhism for himself and his followers.
Description: Deekshabhoomi is one of the most famous pilgrimage sites of Buddhism in India. Undoubtedly an important tourist attraction of the city of oranges, Nagpur. Deekshabhoomi was built on the spot where the maker of the Indian Constitution. Dr. Ambedkar had declared in 1935 that although he was born as a Hindu, he would not die as a Hindu, because conversion was the only solution to abandon the caste system. After this declaration and after an extensive and detailed study of the tenets of all the major religions of the world, Dr Ambedkar chose Buddhism for himself and his followers.
Buddhism was 2,550 years old in 1956, so it was a notable year of celebration for the Buddhist religious world globally October 14 was the traditional date of the conversion of the great Indian Buddhist emperor Emperor Ashoka and the day is celebrated as Ashoka Vijayadashami. is celebrated. He chose Nagpur for his conversion ceremony, as he explained in his speech on that occasion because Nagpur was the homeland of the 'Nag' people, who adopted Buddhism and supported it with great efforts in the early period and throughout India. Promoted it. A ground near the Ramdaspeth area in Nagpur was selected for the ceremony.
Buddhism was 2,550 years old in 1956, so it was a notable year of celebration for the Buddhist religious world globally October 14 was the traditional date of the conversion of the great Indian Buddhist emperor Emperor Ashoka and the day is celebrated as Ashoka Vijayadashami. is celebrated. He chose Nagpur for his conversion ceremony, as he explained in his speech on that occasion because Nagpur was the homeland of the 'Nag' people, who adopted Buddhism and supported it with great efforts in the early period and throughout India. Promoted it. A ground near the Ramdaspeth area in Nagpur was selected for the ceremony.
On 14 October 1956, Dr Ambedkar and his wife took the oath of three gems and five precepts from the Burmese monk Mahasthavir Chandramani of Kushinagar. Subsequently, Dr Ambedkar administered the oath of three gems, five precepts and 22 vows to thousands of his followers. Thus, Nagpur became the birthplace of the Neo-Buddhist movement. Dr. Ambedkar died on 6 December 1956, a month and a half after the initiation ceremony. However, this formal conversion continued after his death, with 15–20 million converts by March 1959. After his death 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Deekshabhoomi Memorial Committee was formed for the management of Deekshabhoomi. The committee decided to build a stupa and Construction of the stupa began in July 1978, designed by Nagpur-based architect Sheo Dan Mal. It is also the first Asian structure to implement the method of Central Block Locking System in constructing a hollow globe-like structure. The site covers 22 acres of land, and the stupa stands at a height of 120 feet. The main structure is supported by four expanding arrangements of 16 columns at the first, 16 columns at the second, 24 at the third, and the last layer of 24 columns again. The ground floor has a space of more than 20,000 sq. feet and is meant for offering prayer. It houses the mortal remains of Dr. Ambedkar.
On 14 October 1956, Dr Ambedkar and his wife took the oath of three gems and five precepts from the Burmese monk Mahasthavir Chandramani of Kushinagar. Subsequently, Dr Ambedkar administered the oath of three gems, five precepts and 22 vows to thousands of his followers. Thus, Nagpur became the birthplace of the Neo-Buddhist movement. Dr. Ambedkar died on 6 December 1956, a month and a half after the initiation ceremony. However, this formal conversion continued after his death, with 15–20 million converts by March 1959. After his death 'Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Deekshabhoomi Memorial Committee was formed for the management of Deekshabhoomi. The committee decided to build a stupa and Construction of the stupa began in July 1978, designed by Nagpur-based architect Sheo Dan Mal. It is also the first Asian structure to implement the method of Central Block Locking System in constructing a hollow globe-like structure. The site covers 22 acres of land, and the stupa stands at a height of 120 feet. The main structure is supported by four expanding arrangements of 16 columns at the first, 16 columns at the second, 24 at the third, and the last layer of 24 columns again. The ground floor has a space of more than 20,000 sq. feet and is meant for offering prayer. It houses the mortal remains of Dr. Ambedkar.
The stupa has four gates, similar in structure to Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh. They are mounted with images of Dhammachakra, horses, elephants, and lions carved in Rajasthani marble. The space in between is decorated with green plantations and palm trees. 3 Bodhi trees are planted on the eastern side of the stupa side by side. The saplings were brought from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, after placing an official request with the latter. They were taken from the same Bodhi Tree planted by Sanghamitra, daughter of the Great Emperor Ashoka, during her monkhood (253 B. C.). The Tree from which the saplings were collected was a sapling of the Bodhivriksha under which Lord Buddha became enlightened at that spot as a memorial to that ceremony and the mass conversion of the people to Buddhism. Deekshabhoomi is the largest stupa in Asia and Buddhists from other countries also come to see it.
The stupa has four gates, similar in structure to Sanchi Stupa, Madhya Pradesh. They are mounted with images of Dhammachakra, horses, elephants, and lions carved in Rajasthani marble. The space in between is decorated with green plantations and palm trees. 3 Bodhi trees are planted on the eastern side of the stupa side by side. The saplings were brought from Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka, after placing an official request with the latter. They were taken from the same Bodhi Tree planted by Sanghamitra, daughter of the Great Emperor Ashoka, during her monkhood (253 B. C.). The Tree from which the saplings were collected was a sapling of the Bodhivriksha under which Lord Buddha became enlightened at that spot as a memorial to that ceremony and the mass conversion of the people to Buddhism. Deekshabhoomi is the largest stupa in Asia and Buddhists from other countries also come to see it.