Decline of Buddhism in India | Wikipedia audio article
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Date: 2018-12-07

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Decline of Buddhism in India


00:01:10 1 Growth of Buddhism
00:02:16 2 Gupta Dynasty (4th-6th century)
00:02:27 2.1 Religious developments
00:03:13 2.2 Hun Invasions (6th century)
00:04:34 3 Socio-political change and religious competition
00:05:20 3.1 Religious competition
00:09:55 3.2 Religious convergence and absorption
00:13:22 3.3 Patronage
00:14:41 3.4 Internal social-economic dynamics
00:15:18 4 Islamic invasions and conquest (10th to 12th century)
00:15:30 4.1 Invasions
00:19:30 4.2 Decline under Islamic rule
00:22:18 5 Survival of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent
00:26:33 6 Revival
00:28:52 7 See also



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The decline of Buddhism in the Indian subcontinent refers to a gradual process of dwindling and replacement of Buddhism in India, which ended around the 12th century. According to Lars Fogelin, this was "not a singular event, with a singular cause; it was a centuries-long process."The decline of Buddhism has been attributed to various factors, especially the regionalisation of India after the end of the Gupta Empire (320–650 CE), which led to the loss of patronage and donations as Indian dynasties turned to the services of Hindu Brahmins. Another factor were invasions of north India by various groups such as Huns, Turco-mongols and Persians and subsequent destruction of Buddhist institutions such as Nalanda and religious persecutions. Religious competition with Hinduism and later Islam were also important factors.  
The total Buddhist population in 2010 in the Indian subcontinent – excluding that of Sri Lanka, Nepal and Bhutan – was about 10 million, of which about 7.2% lived in Bangladesh, 92.5% in India and 0.2% in Pakistan.