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Ambedkar was a Bodhisattva
B. R. Ambedkar, who revivaled Buddhism in India, is regarded as a bodhisattva, the Maitreya, among the Navayana followers. See these pages Navayana, Maitreya, and List of Buddha claimants.

''B. R. Ambedkar is regarded as a Bodhisattva, the Maitreya, among the Navayana followers. In practice, the Navayana followers revere Ambedkar, states Jim Deitrick, as virtually on par with the Buddha. He is considered as the one prophesied to appear and teach the dhamma after it was forgotten, his iconography is a part of Navayana shrines and he is shown with a halo. Though Ambedkar states Navayana to be atheist, Navayana viharas and shrines features images of the Buddha and Ambedkar, and the followers bow and offer prayers before them in practice. According to Junghare, for the followers of Navayana, Ambedkar has become a deity and is devotionally worshipped. ''

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