Buddhism died out in India following the destruction of Nalanda University, the great seat of Buddhist learning in India, and the widespread eradication of Buddhist practice by Muslim expansion in the 11th century. More recently, Communism virtually obliterated Buddhism in China.
Today Buddhism is thriving in Sri Lanka, Thailand, South Korea, Japan, and countries in the West. Buddhism is beginning to re-emerge in China and Mongolia.
The appeal of Buddhism is universal: as Albert Einstein said, "If there is any religion that would cope with modern scientific needs, it would be Buddhism."
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