1 History & Culture · 1.1.5 Buddhism, Jainism and heterodox sects

1.1.5.7 Spread, contribution and decline of Buddhism and Jainism

Buddhism spread across India and Asia through royal patronage, missions and trade, and gave India its first great monastic universities and art, but it faded in India after the Gupta age while Jainism survived through lay trading communities.

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  • Mahendra
  • Sanghamitra
  • Nalanda
  • Vikramashila
  • Bakhtiyar Khalji
  • Padmasambhava
  • Atisha
  • Kumarajiva
  • Amaravati
  • Nagarjunakonda
  • Salihundam
  • Ambedkar

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