India was the birthplace of Buddhism, one of the biggest religions on Earth. Yet, today, only .7% of the Indian population is Buddhist. Why is this? | AskHistorians Archive Observer

India was the birthplace of Buddhism, one of the biggest religions on Earth. Yet, today, only .7% of the Indian population is Buddhist. Why is this?

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JimeDorje

I answered this question in depth here with quite a bit of follow-up discussion.