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Ambedker's 22 vows Vs BUDDHISM
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Ambedker-1: I shall have no faith in Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh nor shall I worship them
BUDDHISM: I believe in them as a subordinate to buddha, we have different philoshphical model regarding them,we have many eg ,My many sect...
.Worship them , respect them ; some sects consider them to be emanation of Boddhisatva Avlokiteshwara,In tantra they are worshipped
A2: I shall have no faith in Rama and Krishna who are believed to be incarnation of God nor shall I worship them
B: Buddha says Rama was his.
.. previous life ,and Krishna was one of previous life of Sariputta ,My many sects worship them as previous life of Buddha, Krishna is not very much known but his sculpture is seen in Buddhist temples,you can pay respect to them atleast
A3: shall have no faith in ‘Gauri’, Ganapati and other gods and goddesses of Hindus nor shall I worship them
B: Hindu goddess gauri and Ganesha is widely accepted by us we have our own mantra for them ,they seek dharini from buddha ,Our some sects worship them
A4: I do not believe in the incarnation of God
B: Ok! This is acceptable,but we do have previous life/births of Buddha and rebirth ,which you Rejected
A5: I do not and shall not believe that Lord Buddha was the incarnation of Vishnu I believe this to be sheer madness and false
/Read it Full /
Ambedker-1: I shall have no faith in Brahma, Vishnu and Mahesh nor shall I worship them
BUDDHISM: I believe in them as a subordinate to buddha, we have different philoshphical model regarding them,we have many eg ,My many sect...
Navayan and Buddhism of Ambedkar
— \U0001f1ee\U0001f1f3Sonal \U0001f1ee\U0001f1f3 (@Dharma_Vaarta) January 2, 2021
BR Ambedkar announced to accept Buddhism on 14th October, 1956 in a press conference.
He formed a new sect Navayan inspite of following pre existing sects such as Mahayana, Vajrayan and Heenayan. pic.twitter.com/gQgYtSDzf7
.Worship them , respect them ; some sects consider them to be emanation of Boddhisatva Avlokiteshwara,In tantra they are worshipped
A2: I shall have no faith in Rama and Krishna who are believed to be incarnation of God nor shall I worship them
B: Buddha says Rama was his.
.. previous life ,and Krishna was one of previous life of Sariputta ,My many sects worship them as previous life of Buddha, Krishna is not very much known but his sculpture is seen in Buddhist temples,you can pay respect to them atleast
A3: shall have no faith in ‘Gauri’, Ganapati and other gods and goddesses of Hindus nor shall I worship them
B: Hindu goddess gauri and Ganesha is widely accepted by us we have our own mantra for them ,they seek dharini from buddha ,Our some sects worship them
A4: I do not believe in the incarnation of God
B: Ok! This is acceptable,but we do have previous life/births of Buddha and rebirth ,which you Rejected
A5: I do not and shall not believe that Lord Buddha was the incarnation of Vishnu I believe this to be sheer madness and false
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