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after the death of Buddha, the famous Maurya King Asoka embraced Buddhism. Throu
gh his agents, Asoka spread Buddhism into Central Asia, West Asia and Sri Lanka
, and thus, transformed it into a world religion. King Kanishka became its patro
n in the first century A.D. Buddhism disappeared from the land of its birth, it
continues to hold ground in the countries of South Asia, East Asia.
Decline of Buddhism: By the 12th century A.D., Buddhism became practically extin
ct in India. It became a victim to the evils of Brahmanism against which had fou
ght in the beginning. Gradually, the Buddhist monks were cut off from the mainst
ream of peoples life; they gave up Pali, the language of the people, and took to
Sanskrit, the language of intellectuals. The Hinduism was internally reformed a
nd stressing upon love and devotion. From the first century A.D. Buddhist practi
sed Idol worship on a large scale and received numerous offerings from devotees.
Entry of woman in Buddhist sanghas, and the attacks of Huna King in the sixth c
entury A.D. and the Turkish invaders in the 12th century A.D. brought rapid exti
nction of Buddhism.