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Buddhism is not declined in India. The philosophies of buddha attained a status of separate religion outside India, assimilating the philosophies of countries where it spread.Buddhism and Jaininsm was there in India as shramana philosophical school, like other schools of India like smarta philosophies that includes vedanta, samkhya, yoga, mimamsa, nyaaya, visheshika...All these philosophical schools merged to form morden Hindu religion that includes Shramanas and smarta schools simultaniously. Hindus have deep respect to buddha and his teachings , as it is also part of Hindu school of thought.

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