Navayana School is considered to be a new branch of Buddhism propounded by Dr. B.R. Ambedkar. It is different from the traditionally recognized branches of Theravada, Mahayana and Vajrayana and rejects them. It discards the practices and precepts such as renouncing monk and monastism, karma, rebirth in afterlife, samsara, meditation, enlightenment and Four Noble Truths considered to be the foundation in the Buddhist traditions. It radically re-interprets Buddhism by revising the original teachings of Buddha to be about class struggle and social equality.
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Budhhism
It is one of the major religions of the world that originated from the Indian subcontinent and has now spread to large parts of South-east Asia. The origin of Buddhism is attached to the story of Siddhartha who came to be known as Buddha. The traditions, beliefs and practices in Buddhism are attributed to Buddha. It is the world’s fourth-largest religion after Christianity, Islam and Hinduism. Around 7% of the world’s population embraces Buddhism. Buddhists make up 0.7% of India’s population, or 8.4 million individuals, with the majority being in Maharashtra.
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