http://sigridharris.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-rise-and-decline-of-buddhism-in-india/ Sun, 04 Oct 2009 16:07:06 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 http://sigridharris.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-rise-and-decline-of-buddhism-in-india/#comment-46 jodyyaple Sun, 20 Sep 2009 20:58:39 +0000 http://sigridharris.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-46 Thank you. As a new student I found your information useful and it also helped me to decipher some of thwe earlier info i have read. Thank you. As a new student I found your information useful and it also helped me to decipher some of thwe earlier info i have read.

]]> http://sigridharris.wordpress.com/2008/02/07/the-rise-and-decline-of-buddhism-in-india/#comment-15 Indian History Carnival - 4 | DesiPundit Tue, 15 Apr 2008 14:02:03 +0000 http://sigridharris.wordpress.com/?p=9#comment-15 [...] Sigrid Harris writes about the rise and fall of Buddhism in India, “It flourished for centuries, but eventually, the corruption of the Sangha, the rivalries between sects, and the lack of protection from the ruling class weakened Buddhism and made it unable to compete with the reformed Hinduism. The anti-Buddhist campaigns led by the Muslims caused its final downfall, and Buddhism eventually entirely disappeared from India between 1000 and 1200 C.E. [...] [...] Sigrid Harris writes about the rise and fall of Buddhism in India, “It flourished for centuries, but eventually, the corruption of the Sangha, the rivalries between sects, and the lack of protection from the ruling class weakened Buddhism and made it unable to compete with the reformed Hinduism. The anti-Buddhist campaigns led by the Muslims caused its final downfall, and Buddhism eventually entirely disappeared from India between 1000 and 1200 C.E. [...]

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