Celebration of Dr. Ambedkar and Sangha Day
Sunday, October 25th, 2026
10 am - 1 pm
In person at B-1 Yoga Studio
39 Mount Airy Village Road
Lambertville, NJ 08530
Event Description:
Join us for an in-person practice day in New Jersey as we come together in community to celebrate Dr. Ambedkar and Sangha Day!
Dr. B.R. Ambedkar is a foundational figure in the Triratna Buddhist Community and was the architect of the Indian constitution. In 1956, he led a historic mass conversion of millions of Dalits to Buddhism to escape the Hindu caste system, igniting a modern Buddhist revival in India. Triratna's global movement actively preserves and continues this liberatory mission today.
Join us to celebrate the Sangha Jewel and Dr. Ambedkar’s particular lens on Buddhism as emancipatory religion.
Agenda:
Gathering and check-in
Meditation
Programming
Meditation
Check-out
Lunch
Coming Together Safely
We do not require COVID testing to attend in-person events. You are very welcome to test on your own and are encouraged to do so if you are at risk of being infected. All who care to are welcome to mask.
If you know you have been exposed to COVID-19 or if you have had COVID-19 within a five-day period of the event, we ask that you not attend in person.
If you have cold or flu symptoms, we ask that you do not attend in person.
Transfer of fees or refunds are available for illness or illness-preventative-related absence. Please email Info@triratna-nyc.org if you have any questions or health-related concerns.
About the Leaders:
Lucinda joined Triranta in 2015, when she was introduced to the Community while in India doing research on Dr. Ambedkar. Lucinda is in the training process for ordination and pursues Buddhist studies while teaching Anthropology and Feminist, Gender, & Sexuality Studies as a Professor at Cornell. Lucinda is completing a book about Dr. Ambedkar and his followers that our Community eagerly awaits.
Padmadharini is a courageous and dedicated meditation practitioner. She has attended around 3 years of cumulative meditation retreats, during which she has tried out various approaches to insight. She is trained and educated in modalities that support going deeper in meditation. This includes her training as a Chaplain, training as a coach, training in mindfulness courses and in focusing and somatic work.
Course Registration:
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Payment:
Suggested donation of $25-40.