Cross-cultural researcher Ganguly Debjani, however, points at religious elements in Ambedkar's description of the Buddha's life and teaching, and states that Ambedkar deifies the Buddha as the "fount of Rationality".
Namun, peneliti lintas budaya Ganguly Debjani menekankan unsur-unsur keagamaan dalam deskripsi Ambedkar tentang kehidupan dan ajaran Buddha, dan menyatakan bahwa Ambedkar mendeifikasi Buddha sebagai "fondasi rasionalitas".