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Brahminism - held of priestly class & Brahmins strong over keys.
Caste system justified & rigidity.
Paranarchist mindset increased with industrial expansion.
Sanscritization - cultural construction of 'salvation from poverty' not found safer than Buddhist realism.
Reduction of Buddhist funding and land.
Rise of Aways, Noyandas, Shalism and lingayats this raising lower and upper caste within Brahminical fold.
Rise of dedication and Brahminism of Buddhism - a subset of Hinduism [?] Buddha as incarnation of Lord Vishnu.
Thus, Buddhism stepped into evident decline due to these reasons, but propagated and bloomed across East & South East Asia.
- Identifies key ideological factors in Buddhism's decline
- Links Brahminical revival to institutional factors
Zinnia Arora
Indian Culture and Society
Religious Movements - Buddhism
Spread and Development of Buddhism in India
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