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I wonder if this was also part of the reason Buddhism didn't become the predominant belief system in India.
by joekunin 6y ago
I wonder if this was also part of the reason Buddhism didn't become the predominant belief system in India.
- sohamsankaran 6y agoIt was, for a time. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Buddhism_in_the_Indian_subcontinent https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Buddhism_in_the_I...
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- vijaybritto 6y agoYes, Buddhism cannot be tolerated by Brahmanism. Its simply outside the caste system that removes power from Brahmins. PS: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists EDIT: https://medium.com/@ArainGang/hindu-persecution-of-buddhists-in-pre-islamic-india-selected-readings-abf91a729867 https://medium.com/@ArainGang/hindu-persecution-of-buddhists...
- setum 6y agoDid you even read it. There were struggles with Brahmins, but those were political struggles, not existential. Muslim invaders eliminated them forever from India. Read this section: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists#Persecution_by_Muslims https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists#Perse...
- setum 6y agoBuddhism was prominent in India till Muslim invaders came and conquered India. Buddhist Monastery were sitting ducks for them, Buddhism was eliminated in the first wave of Islamic invaders. Of-course there were struggles with others before that, such as Brahmins, but those were political struggles, not existential. Many times Buddhists gained the favor of Kings, other times Brahmins. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Persecution_of_Buddhists