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Following Ashtanika Marg and middle path. In starting it attracted people due to lack of rituals, pali language, strict denial of caste and women inclusion. However with time, they chose Sanskrit (language and shifted to even tannic cults) (Vajrayana) thus lost ideology for which they started.
However Brahmanism shifted its ideology from actuate to dogmatic one. Bhakti Movement further reformed Brahmanism and reformed Hinduism.
Although there was decline of Buddhism, but with Ambedkar's Neo-Buddhism, it gained further acceptance in Indian Society.
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- Explains the evolution of Buddhism and its decline
- Links Buddhism with Bhakti Movement and Hinduism reformation
- Mentions the role of Ambedkar in reviving Buddhism through Neo-Buddhism
- Shows understanding of the shift from practical to dogmatic ideology
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Mansi Singh
AIR 126
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Salient aspects of Art Forms, Literature and Architecture from ancient to modern times
Bhakti Sufi
Buddhism and religious reformation in India
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