Dalai Lama: Ambedkar spread awareness on Buddhism in India
Staff Reporter
MUMBAI: Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama said here on Saturday that
it was Babasaheb Ambedkar, who spread awareness about Buddhism in
India in the 20th century. He made this point during a spiritual
discourse here organised by the Bihar Foundation.
"Dr. Ambedkar, the creator of Indian Constitution, spread awareness
about the religion in 1956. Today, we need to understand the real
meaning of Buddha, Buddhism," he said.
"Buddha is not the name of a person. It is a name for knowledge,
nirvana. It means that you get rid of the wrong 'sanskar' and
inculcate the right 'sanskars' with the help of education," he said.
He said that in the 21st century, there was great technological
advancement but it cannot create peace, happiness and friendship.
Same values
"All the religions preach the same values of compassion, friendship
towards fellow living beings. It is a matter of pride that India is
the only country in the world where all the religions coexist in
mutual brotherhood," he said.
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