31 October, 2013

But there arc still some Buddhists in India aren’t there?

QUESTION: But there arc still some Buddhists in India aren’t there?
ANSWER: There arc and indeed since the middle of the 20th century Buddhism has started to grow in India again. In 1956 the leader of India’s untouchables converted to Buddhism because he and his people suffered so badly under the Hindu caste system. Since then about 8 million people have become Buddhist and the numbers continue to grow
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