Ambedkar Society

Shaun Bartone honors the legacy of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar and practices his Navayana, the modern Buddhism of India.

The Ambedkar Society was established in April 2015 to promote the work and teachings of Dr. B. R. Ambedkar, India’s most famous Minister of Law. Now located in Central Massachusetts, the Ambedkar Society promotes the practice of Ambedkar’s Navayana, engaged secular Buddhism. The Ambedkar Society continues the publication of engagedharma.net

Ambedkar Society follows Ambedkar’s three-fold practice: educate, agitate, organize!

Ongoing campaigns:

Human Rights:
Shut down the Concentration Camps at the US Southern Border! 

Climate Justice:
Declare a Climate Emergency and work towards Deep Adaptation. Working with Extinction Rebellion, 350.org, and local and global climate justice campaigns in Central Massachusetts.

Queer Dharma Circle: We have established a queer faerie Buddhist commune at Bird Hill Farm in Ware, MA.

Contact: Shaun Bartone at engagedharma.net@gmail.com for more information.