Twenty-two vows of Ambedkar

[1] After receiving lay ordination, Ambedkar gave dhamma diksha to his followers.

This ceremony organised on 14 October 1956 in Nagpur included 22 vows administered to all new converts after Three Jewels and Five Precepts.

[2] It is believed by Ambedkarite Buddhists that these vows are the guidelines of the social revolution that motivates human instincts.

[3][4] The following are the 22 vows administered by Ambedkar to his followers:[1] Considering the historical significance of these twenty-two vows, the then president of "Dr. Babasaheb Ambedkar Deekshabhoomi Memorial Committee", and former Governor of Bihar and Kerala R. S. Gavai and Sadanand Fulzele, the secretary of the organization, have carved these 22 vows on a wide marble stone at the Deekshabhoomi ground and placed the pillar at the first sight of the stupa.

At a Buddha Vihara at Wardha, under M. L. Kasare's leadership, a similar grand pillar has been erected.