Doug's Dharma's video: Buddhism s Decline in India

Why did Buddhism decline and eventually disappear in India, the land where it all began? We will look at the reasons and how they are different from the usual stories we are told. In particular we will look at factors internal to Buddhism in India at the time, as well as to competition with Hinduism and Islam. Lastly we will turn to some lessons we can take from all this, and to the eventual resurgence of Buddhism in India at the end. Thanks to Bernat Font for help locating resources for this video! ☸️ Free mini-course at the Online Dharma Institute: onlinedharma.org. 🧡 If you find this material useful, check out my Patreon page and get fun benefits like exclusive behind-the-scenes videos, audio-only versions, and extensive show notes: https://www.patreon.com/dougsseculardharma 🧡 You can also make donations through: https://paypal.me/dougsdharma Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/onlinedharmainstitute/ Twitter: https://twitter.com/dougsdharma ✅ Video recommended: History of Vajrayana or Tantric Buddhism: Power and Transgression https://youtu.be/YVZGzgFbnGg ✅ Source materials: Richard Eaton, “Temple Desecration and Indo-Muslim States” in the Journal of Islamic Studies, Vol. 11, No. 3 (Sept. 2000). Johan Elverskog, Buddhism and Islam on the Silk Road (U.Penn, 2010). https://amzn.to/3fy0GYx Lars Fogelin, An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism (Oxford, 2015) (This book is recommendable for material after the turn into the Common Era). https://amzn.to/2UT6RyJ Peter Harvey, An Introduction to Buddhism 2nd Ed. pp. 194-196. https://amzn.to/37DH42m PVB Karunatilaka, “Book Review: The Decline of Buddhism in India: A Fresh Perspective by KTS Sarao”, in Journal of the Royal Asiatic Society of Sri Lanka, New Series, 58, no. 1 (2013): 91-98. Accessed June 18, 2020. www.jstor.org/stable/43854937 James Mallinson, “Kālavañcana in the Konkan: How a Vajrayāna Haṭhayoga Tradition Cheated Buddhism’s Death in India”, in Religions 2019, 10, 273. KTS Sarao, The Decline of Buddhism in India: A Fresh Perspective (Munshiram Manoharlal, 2012). https://amzn.to/2AFkqeh Audrey Truschke, “The Power of the Islamic Sword in Narrating the Death of Indian Buddhism”, in History of Religions 57, no. 4 (May 2018). https://www.journals.uchicago.edu/doi/10.1086/696567 AK Warder, Indian Buddhism, 3rd Ed. https://amzn.to/30YrUDw https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Decline_of_Buddhism_in_the_Indian_subcontinent ❤️ Thanks to Patreon Patrons: Anonymous (1) Matthew Smith Kathy Voldstad Bob Snead JC Pritom Phookun Shantha Wengappuli Margo Karma_CAC Johan Thelander Michael Roe Jorge Seguel Christopher Apostolof GailJM Steven Kopp Brett Merritt David Bell T Pham VCR LaShanda Williams Upayadhi Andi and Erik Steve Marlor ATGuerrero686 Michael Scherrer Michael Seefeld Ernie Rob khobe schofield Abhinav Jalan Alex Perdomo Thumbnail photo by Jens Johnsson on Unsplash. Disclaimer: Amazon links are affiliate links where I will earn a very small commission on purchases you make, at no additional cost to you. This goes a tiny way towards defraying the costs of making these videos. Thank you!