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Editor-in-Chief: Prem Kumar Chumber Contact: 001-510-219-8920 Fax: 916-238-1393 E-mail: [email protected] Editors: Takshila & Kabir Chumber
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Ambedkar Statue-A Historical Milestone in Punjab
Hundreds Embraced Buddhism
An importantlandmarked wascreated in the his-tory of Ambedkarmovement in thestate of Punjabwhen a full sizedbrass statue ofDr. Ambedkarwas installed atthe TakshsilaMaha Buddha Vi-hara, Ludhiana inthe presence of
All India Bhikkhu Sangha and thousandsof devotes who gathered to celebrate theDiksha Divas and Ashok Vijay Dashmi on13th October, 2013. This statue isunique in whole of India. Babasaheb isshown pointing one finger towards Bud-dha Vihara and in another hand he isholding his last book ‘Buddha and hisDhamma’ indicating Buddhism is the ul-
timate refuge for peace and the welfareof mankind. On 14th October, 1956 Dr.Ambedkar embraced Buddhism alongwith 500000 of his followers and thatday became important in the Buddhistmovement in India. Every year 14th Oc-tober is celebrated as Diksha Day withgreat fan fare. It is also believed that onthat very day Ashoka, the Great also em-braced to Buddhism after the victory overKalinga.
The statue was donated byHukam Chand Mehmi, President,Ambedkar Mission Society, Bedford andthe plinth by Mrs. Nirmala Chahal inmemory of her husband, late ChananChahal, former President, Punjab Bud-dhist Society, UK who played a promi-nent role in the construction of TakshilaMaha Buddha Vihara. The statue was un-veiled by Ram Pal Rahi, President, PunjabBuddhist Society, UK. Other members ofthe Punjab Buddhist Society, UK, Punjab,
Ambedkar Mission Society, Bedford, UKand Dhamma Federation of India, RattanLal Sampla, Mehar Chand Jassal, Mr. &Mrs. Dhanpat Rattu, Mr. & Mrs. HukamChand Mehmi, Mr. & Mrs. HarbansVirdee, Mr. & Mrs. Ram Pal Rahi, Mr. &Mrs. Arun Kumar, David Masih, Harbha-jan Sampla, Dalbir Saroye, Gurnam Mall,Sham Lal, Manoj Kumar, Gurmit Singh,Advocate Sanjeev Kumar Bhaura gracedthe occasion. Arun Kumar and his familygifted a computer and printer to the Tak-shsila Maha Buddha Vihara. S. R. Dara-puri, IG (retired), UP, DVP Sehra, SeniorScientist (retired), Ministry of Agriculture,Government of India, Delhi, Ram Gautamfrom Ghaziabad, Sohan Sehjal, Dr. G.C.Kaul, Dr. Rahul, Guru Ravidass MissionHospital, Phagwara especially came toattend this function. Following the foot-steps of Babasaheb Dr. Ambedkar, hun-dreds of his followers took refuge in theBuddhism. The Diksha ceremony was
conducted by Ven. Bhikkhu Bodhi PaloMahathero and the twenty two oathsprescribed by Dr. Ambedkar were admin-istered by the resident monk Ven.Bhikkhu, Prigya Bodhi. In his discourse, Ven. Bhikkhu BodhipaloMahathero explained the importance ofDiksha Divas. Baba Saheb Dr. Ambedkarresurrected Buddhism for which he willalways be remembered for ever likeAshoka. Ven. Bhikkhu Prigyabodhithanked all devotees who helped to de-velop the monumental place, TakshsilaMaha Buddha Vihara. He also requestedeverybody to donate liberally so thatAmbedkar Hall in the Vihara is also completed. The stage was an-chored very successfully and efficientlyby Advocate Sanjeev Kumar Bhaura ofDhamma Federation of India. Food wasprovided by Mrs. Nirmala Chahal, SatpalPaul, Chaman Lal, Ram Pal Rahi and Har-bans Lal Virdee.
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efforts, though questions still remain regard-ing what steps government agencies and/orother facility staff should have taken to ensurethe continued safety of facility residents.“Though the ongoing federal, state and localinvestigation into what happened at ValleySprings Manor continues, this situation inCastro Valley is a clear reminder that there isan urgent need for increased protections toprevent this tragedy from ever happeningagain,” Senator Corbett said. “Residents atassisted living facilities are certainly vulnera-ble and both they and their families deservethe peace of mind of knowing that there aresafeguards in place to protect residents if andwhen another facility closure occurs.”
Senator Corbett and her staff willcontinue meeting with assisted living homerepresentatives and residents, state agencyrepresentatives and other stakeholders in theweeks ahead to determine the best legislativecourse of action to meet the specific and gen-eral needs to protect assisted living home residents.
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