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Ambedkar was a Bodhisattva

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B. R. Ambedkar, who revivaled Buddhism in India, is regarded as a bodhisattva, the Maitreya, among the Navayana followers. See these pages Navayana, Maitreya, and List of Buddha claimants.

B. R. Ambedkar is regarded as a Bodhisattva, the Maitreya, among the Navayana followers.^[1]^[2] In practice, the Navayana followers revere Ambedkar, states Jim Deitrick, as virtually on par with the Buddha.^[3] He is considered as the one prophesied to appear and teach the dhamma after it was forgotten, his iconography is a part of Navayana shrines and he is shown with a halo.^[2] Though Ambedkar states Navayana to be atheist, Navayana viharas and shrines features images of the Buddha and Ambedkar, and the followers bow and offer prayers before them in practice.^[4] According to Junghare, for the followers of Navayana, Ambedkar has become a deity and is devotionally worshipped.^[5]

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