Mahaparinirvana Divas, the death anniversary of Dr. Babasaheb Amebedkar, is on 6 December.
Highlights:
Millions visit the Chaitya Bhoomi, Dr Ambedkar‘s Samadhi in Mumbai, to pay their respects.
Due to the ongoing pandemic, the government of Maharashtra has advised people to refrain from visiting and observing the day from Home.
Mahaparinirnavan, known as ‘Nirvana after death’, is one of the primary goals of .
The Buddhist text “Mahaparinibbana Sutta” considers the death of Lord Buddha at the age of 80 as the original Mahaparinirvan.
Dr Ambedkar died a few days after completing his work “The Buddha and his Dhamma”.
After studying the religion for years together, he converted to Buddhism on October 14, 1956, in Nagpur.
He was considered a Buddhist guru for his contributions to eradicating untouchability.