Dhammachakra Pravartan Day 2020

In Maharashtra, 64th Dhammachakra Pravartan Day has celebrated in a limited manner at Nagpur Holy’s Dikshabhoomi due to prevailing covid-19 situation.

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Key-Points

Dhammachakra Pravartan Day (DhammaChakra Anupravartan Din) is a day to celebrate the Buddhist conversion of B. R. Ambedkar and approximately 600,000 followers in October 1956 at Deekshabhoomi on the occasion of Vijayadashami.

It is primarily celebrated at Deeksha Bhoomi every year.

Deekshabhoomi is a sacred monument of Navayana Buddhism located at Nagpur city in Maharashtra; where the B. R. Ambedkar embraced Buddhism.

Deekshabhoomi is one of two places of considered to be of great importance in the life of Ambedkar, the other being Chaitya Bhoomi in Mumbai.