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lord Budhha was born in Lumbini which is in Nepal, not India. other places sarnath and bodh gaya are in India.
It is also worth noting the Tathagata grew up in the capital city of his father, King Suddhodana of the Shakya people, in Kapilavastu which was also in modern day Nepal ... not far from Lumbini.
However, back in those days there was no "India" nor "Nepal" nor "Pakistan" ... there were countless kingdom throughout the Indian sub-continent.
Out of 4 major places of buddhist piligrimage, Lumbini is in Nepal while Kushinagar, Sarnath and Bodh gaya are in india. Originated is fine.
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Thank you for pointing that out munna21977. He was born a Nepalese. Looking at the map, I see that Lumbini is on the border next to India. Have you ever been there?
The word India was coined by greeks who came there in the time of Alexander the Great. India was the land beyond Indus River which flows thru modern day pakistan.
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It is also worth noting the Tathagata grew up in the capital city of his father, King Suddhodana of the Shakya people, in Kapilavastu which was also in modern day Nepal ... not far from Lumbini.
However, back in those days there was no "India" nor "Nepal" nor "Pakistan" ... there were countless kingdom throughout the Indian sub-continent.
I have been to Sarnath (which is just outside Varanasi - formally known as Benares) and also Bodh Gaya. Haven't been to Lumbini yet, although I did visit Kathmandu.
Hinduism had a resurgence in the medieval period. Especially due to efforts of religious reformers like Shankara and his nondualist philosophy, which was a potent counter to Buddhism. He also introduced monasticism into Hindu religion.
Looking at this chart we see that among the religions in India, Buddhism is way down there. And this was the birthplace of Siddhārtha Gautama the Buddha, where it all started. Why is that? It is more popular in other countries in Asia.
Hinduism had a resurgence in the medieval period. Especially due to efforts of religious reformers like Shankara and his nondualist philosophy, which was a potent counter to Buddhism. He also introduced monasticism into Hindu religion.
I think this had a lot to do with the resurgence of Hinduism. Even though Shankara developed the nondual school of philosophy, it strictly adhered to the texts that already existed among the Vedas. He gathered them and wrote expositions on the Upanishads that formed its foundation. He was untiring missionary traveling all over India from Kashmir to the southern end and established 5 centers. He also recognized the human need for a deity to worship as a step towards the evolution of self-realization and unlike Buddha, did not deny this aspect and celebrated dualism even as he asserted Self and Brhman are the same.
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