Why do you think the kings of Northern parts of India promoted Buddhism?
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Indian Buddhists
Sanchi Stupa from Eastern gate, Madhya Pradesh.jpg
The Great Stupa at Sanchi, located in Sanchi, Madhya Pradesh is a Buddhist shrine in India
Total population
8,442,972 (0.70%) in 2011[1]
Regions with significant populations
Maharashtra · West Bengal · Madhya Pradesh · Uttar Pradesh · Sikkim · Arunachal Pradesh · Jammu and Kashmir · Tripura · Karnataka
Languages
Marathi • Hindi • Bengali • Sikkimese • Tibetan • Kannada
The Mahabodhi Temple, a UNESCO World Heritage Site, is one of the four holy sites related to the life of the Lord Buddha, and particularly to the attainment of Enlightenment. The first temple was built by The Indian Emperor Ashoka in the 3rd century BC, and the present temple dates from the 5th century or 6th century AD. It is one of the earliest Buddhist temples built entirely in brick, still standing in India, from the late Gupta period.[2]
Rock-cut Lord --Buddha-- Statue at Bojjanakonda near Anakapalle of Visakhapatnam dist in AP
Ancient Buddhist monasteries near Dhamekh Stupa Monument Site, Sarnath
Devotees performing puja at one of the Buddhist caves in Ellora Caves.
Buddhism is a world religion, which arose in and around the ancient Kingdom of Magadha (now in Bihar, India), and is based on the teachings of Siddhārtha Gautama[note 1] who was deemed a "Buddha" ("Awakened One"[4]). Buddhism spread outside of Magadha starting in the Buddha's lifetime.
With the reign of the Buddhist Mauryan Emperor Ashoka, the Buddhist community split into two branches: the Mahāsāṃghika and the Sthaviravāda, each of which spread throughout India and split into numerous sub-sects.[5] In modern times, two major branches of Buddhism exist: the Theravāda in Sri Lanka and Southeast Asia, and the Mahāyāna throughout the Himalayas and East Asia.
Buddhism is a world religion , which arose in and around the ancient kingdom of magadha and is based teaching of Siddhartha Gautama Bhuddha .