List of converts to Buddhism from Hinduism

This is a list of notable converts to Buddhism from Hinduism.

• B. R. Ambedkar (1891–1956), converted from Hinduism, an early leader of the Dalit Buddhist movement.^[1]
• Ashoka the Great (277–232 BCE), converted from Hinduism, Indian emperor and early convert to Buddhism.^[2][3]
• Aśvaghoṣa (?80–?150 CE), Indian Buddhist figure, philosopher- poet
• Balachandran Chullikkadu (born 1957), Malayalam language poet from Kerala^[4]
• Jagdish Kashyap (1908–1976), Buddhist monk^[5]
• Laxman Mane (born 1949), Dalit author and social worker.^[6]
• Udit Raj (born 1958), Prominent Indian social activist and Buddhist polemicist^[7]
• Rahul Sankrityayan (1893–1963), Hindi author and translator^[5]
• Iyothee Thass (1845–1914), Siddha practitioner and leader of the Dravidian movement^[8]

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