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🧵 Babasaheb and Buddhism: His Journey Before the 1956 Conversion
Many believe Ambedkar embraced Buddhism only in 1956. But his relationship with it began much earlier—spiritually, intellectually, and politically.
#JaiBhim #Ambedkar #Buddhism 2/
🔹1908–1910: First Light of the Dhamma

First Light of the Dhamma: As a child, Ambedkar read about the Buddha through a book gifted by Keluskar. That light never faded.

Ancient teachings are powering tomorrow’s tech, therapy & ethics.

Here’s how Buddha’s insights are making waves in AI labs, hospitals, and even prisons.
👇 A thread:

🧘‍♂️ Meditation & Neuroplasticity
🧬Harvard studies confirm: meditation physically reshapes the brain

#Dhamma 🧠Increased gray matter = enhanced memory, focus & emotional regulation

📜"Manopubbaṅgamā dhammā" - Mind precedes all things (Dhp 1) 2500 yrs ago, #Buddha taught what science now proves .

🇮🇳 India is recognized as the land of Buddha☸️.
Buddha-Inspired Diplomatic Gifts by Hon’ble PM Modi
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G7 Summit, Canada (June 2025)
PM Modi presented Canadian PM Mark Carney with a handcrafted Brass Bodhi Tree sculpture from Bihar 2/
BIMSTEC Summit, Thailand (April 2025)
During his visit, PM Modi gifted Thailand’s King Vajiralongkorn a Brass Sarnath Buddha statue in dhyāna mudrā

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The Mahabodhi Temple has always been a Buddhist shrine. Archaeological evidence, the 1895 Bodh Gaya Temple case, and the Government of India’s nomination to UNESCO all support this.

https://twitter.com/OpIndia_com/status/1926655120009240902

1/ The struggle to reclaim the Mahabodhi Temple began in 1885

Sir Edwin Arnold, author of The Light of Asia, was the first to appeal for its restoration to Buddhist hands, even writing to Buddhist countries for support. Anagarika Dharmapala of Sri Lanka took up the cause in 1891

A tour to Ancient Asia
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The key that once united Asia was Buddhism. No matter where you dig across the continent, whether in India, China, Japan, Thailand, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Pakistan, Tajikistan or Uzbekistan, you’ll find traces of one unifying presence: the Buddha☸️ 2/
Country: Uzbekistan
Period: 1st-2nd Century CE.
Place of origin: Fayaztepa
Material: Marmoreal limestone

Please raise this issue. @thewire_in and a fact-finding team have done an excellent job in making this reporting possible.
Please read🙏
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@Prksh_Ambedkar @NitinRaut_INC @BhimArmyChief @kharge @AmanKumarKamble

https://twitter.com/aman_ganvir/status/1868928142041317723

Male police officers brutally beat up women, they assaulted the elderly. They used caste-based slurs, saying 'this is what you deserve,' and beat people with sticks and kicks. They stamped their feet on the heads of victims and rubbed it down in the earth with boots till there...

1/ They tried to erase Buddha but failed. They tried to erase Ashoka but failed. They tried to erase Babasaheb Ambedkar but failed.

History shows that anyone who followed Buddha's Dhamma has become invincible and inevitable. A thread on their enduring legacies 🧵👇 2/ Buddha taught the path of Dhamma—centered on truth, justice, and compassion.

Despite attempts to suppress his teachings, Buddha is globally revered. His philosophy has transcended time, influencing cultures, nations, and countless lives.

#DalitLivesMatter #DalitLivesMatter

Whose idol is this? 🧵 1) Madras High Court's verdict, 2022 this statue is of Buddha and should be restored. But order has not yet been followed n nothing has changed untill now.
Source - livelaw.in/pdf_upload/p-r…