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Buddhism originated in India in 5th century BCE with teachings of Gautam Buddha. Gautam Buddha himself spread the teachings in northern India for about 45 years. Spread of Buddhism reached its peak in the reign of Emperor Ashoka during third century BCE. A few decades afterwards slow decline of Buddhism began and by the end of 12th century Buddhism was restricted to a few pockets in India although it had spread rapidly in Myanmar, Thailand, China, Japan, Korea, Cambodia, Vietnam etc. Number...
