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Notable people who converted to Buddhism from Hinduism
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This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism.
B. R. Ambedkar
Name
Former Hindu caste/category
Nationality
Notes
Refs.
Ashoka
Indian
Third emperor of the Maurya Empire
[1][2]
B. R. Ambedkar
Mahar
Indian
Polymath, the architect of the Indian Constitution, a revivalist of Buddhism in India
[3][4]
S. N. Goenka
Burmese-Indian
Teacher of Vipassana meditation
[5][6]
Balachandran Chullikkadu
Indian
Malayalam language poet from Kerala
[7]
Jagdish Kashyap
Indian
Buddhist monk
[8]
Bhadant Anand Kausalyayan
Indian
Buddhist monk, writer, and scholar
[9]
Laxman Mane
Indian
Lawyer, Constitution expert, author and social worker
[10]
Aśvaghoṣa
Indian
Bhikkhu, philosopher, poet
[11]
Rupa Kulkarni-Bodhi
Brahmin
Indian
Social activist, Scholar of Buddhism, professor
[12]
Sushama Andhare
Indian
Ambedkarite thinker, Sociopolitical activist, and orator
Swami Prasad Maurya
Indian
politician
[13]
Udit Raj
Indian
Ambedkarite thinker, social activist and Buddhist polemicist
[14]
Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963)
Indian
Hindi author and translator
[8]
Iyothee Thass (1845–1914)
Indian
Siddha practitioner and leader of the Dravidian movement
[15]
Lenin Raghuvanshi (born 1970)
Indian
activist, one of the founding members of PVCHR
[16]
Lalai Singh Yadav (1921-1993)
Indian
social justice activist and play writer
[17]
Suresh Bhat (1932-2003)
Brahmin
Indian
Poet and writer
[18]
Kabir Bedi (born 1946)
Indian
Film actor
[19]
Vinay Jain
Indian
television actor
[20]
Shibani Kashyap
Indian
singer
[21][22]
Barkha Madan
Indian
Former model, film actress, and Buddhist nun
[23]
Pracheen Chauhan
Indian
television actor
[24]
Tisca Chopra (born 1973)
Indian
actress, author and film producer
[25]
Manav Gohil
Indian
Television actor
[26]
Sweta Keswani (born 1980),
Indian
actress, dancer and model
[27]
Poonam Joshi (born 1980)
Brahmin
Indian
television soap opera actress
[27]
Gagan Malik
Indian
actor
A Hindu by birth Malik has embraced Buddhism on Poson Poya day in 2014 in Mihintale, Sri Lanka.[28][29][30]
Niranjan Singh
Indian
Developer, swimmer, Cricketer, Cyclist
^"Bodhisattva that the Brahman," see Chap. xvi Archived 17 July 2005 at the Wayback Machine
^History of Library Development by B. D. Panda, page 9
^In the 1950s
^"B R Ambedkar: 10 Facts You Probably Don't Know About the Father of the Indian Constitution". The Better India. 14 April 2017. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
^Braun, Erik (1 October 2013). "S. N. Goenka, Pioneer of Secular Meditation Movement, Dies at 90". Tricycle: The Buddhist Review. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^"Global Goenka Centers". www.dhamma.org. Retrieved 1 April 2018.
^Malayalam poet embraces Buddhism Rediff – January 24, 2000
^ abRevival of the Buddha Dhamma in India Sunday Observer – April 14, 2002
^Modernisation of Buddhism: Contributions of Ambedkar and Dalai Lama XIV, Lella Karunyakara, Gyan Books, 2002 p. 180
^"One lakh people convert to Buddhism". The Hindu. 28 May 2007. Archived from the original on 21 June 2007. Retrieved 26 April 2010.
^Joshi, N. V. (1977). Indian Philosophy: From the Ontological Point of View. Mumbai: Somaiya Publications. p. 216.
^"Sumedha Raikar-Mhatre: Why we chose the Buddha". 29 April 2018.
^Varagur, Krithika (11 April 2018). "Converting to Buddhism as a Form of Political Protest". The Atlantic. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
^50,000 DALITS EMBRACE BUDDHISM Archived 6 October 2008 at the Wayback Machine – Buddhism Today
^Existential dilemmas The Hindus – June 6, 2010
^Kaveree Bamzai (10 April 2009). "The young surge". India Today. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013.
^"सच्ची रामायण छापने वाले ललई यादव क्यों बन गये बौद्ध?". 7 February 2019.
^"Dalit shahirs of Maharashtra: In Suresh Bhats ghazals, a fight against oppression".
^"Buddha & Buddhism the biggest export of India: Kabir Bedi - Times of India". The Times of India. 30 May 2013.
^"Practicing Buddhism a major priority in my life: Vinay Jain - Times of India". The Times of India. 26 December 2011.
^"Chanting: Prayer or meditation?". The Times of India. 29 August 2011.
^"Buddhism makes for a happy celeb!".
^"I should have become a nun long ago, says Barkha". YouTube.
^"I'm closer to my parents now: Pracheen - Times of India". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Archived from the original on 18 September 2019.
^Antao, Lisa. "I seek the blessings of my parents and teachers: Tisca Chopra - Times of India". The Times of India.
^"Budding Buddhism in the city".
^ abNaval-Shetye, Aakanksha (20 April 2011). "Why celebrities are turning to Buddhism". Daily News and Analysis. Retrieved 3 September 2019.
^https://www.nirvanapeace.com/english/news-review/foreign-news/652 Archived 17 December 2019 at the Wayback Machine [bare URL]
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