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Home / Photos – Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023

Photos – Panel Discussion: Contemporary Buddhism and Emancipation, Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium 2023

Original post for the event HERE
This panel was part of Dr. Ambedkar International Symposium for Emancipation


About this Event

Date: April 21, 2023

Leading scholars, Sangha Bhikkhus (Monks), and community leaders will participate in a facilitated dialogue on the vision of Dr. Ambedkar, as he outlined it in his monumental publication, The Buddha and His Dhamma (1957). The discussion will also include how Buddhism is facilitating a peaceful and democratic transformation and provides pathways for human emancipation globally.

Panelists: Ven. Bhante Dr. Saranpala, Rr. Rajratana Ambedkar, Mr. H.L. Virdee, and Mr. Raj Kumar Oshoraj

Moderator: Dr. Jessica L. Main


Ven. Bhante Dr. Saranpala Consul-General Manish

Ven. Bhante Dr. Saranpala starts the session by leading the chanting of the three refuges and five precepts

Panelists (from left to right): Mr. Raj Kumar Oshoraj, Mr. H.L. Virdee, Dr. Rajratana Ambedkar, Ven. Bhante Dr. Saranpala; and Moderator, Dr. Jessica Main

Group photo after the event


About the Symposium Series

The 2023 Symposium is part of an annual celebration of Dr. Ambedkar, with a three-year hiatus due to the pandemic.

➨ 2019:

Dr. Suraj Yengde: Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture Series & Ambedkar Chetna Awards Night

Lecture: Ambedkar’s Idea of Religion, with Dr. Valerian Rodrigues

➨ 2018:

Dr Ambedkar’s Legacy – Our Campaign to Outlaw Caste Discrimination in Great Britain with Santosh Dass MBE

➨ 2017:

Annual Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Memorial Lecture – Decoding Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar: Ideas and Praxis




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