Buddhism was founded by Shakyamuni in ancient India. It is logical that India is the birthplace of Buddhism, so Buddhism should become the state religion of India. But why are there very few people in India now believe in Buddhism?
In fact, Buddhism was indeed the state religion of India for a long time, and Buddhism was once very prosperous in India, but it gradually changed!
Now the state religion in India is Hindu , and Hinduism is also the second only to Islam , but it is not because of its doctrine, but because there are many Indians, that's all.
Buddhism advocates the equality of all beings, but how can all beings withdraw the honor of the royal power? Therefore, Buddhism no longer meets the needs of India's royal power, and will naturally be hit by the royal power.
In fact, Buddhism has developed several times since the founding of Shakyamuni, and now it is in line with the national conditions of various countries, that is, in line with the rule of the royal power of various countries.
What if Buddhism does not conform to the rule of royal power? That will lead to the royal power destroying the Buddha.
There have been several large-scale activities to destroy Buddhism in history, especially the most cruel one. When they saw the monk, they killed them directly, causing many hairless bald men to die innocently.
In recent years, many countries have lost these actions. Some countries have almost taken action against a monk who is doing a lot of business, but the destruction of several monks has nothing to do with the destruction of Buddha movement.
Buddhism also pays more and more attention to these, and most of the Buddhism in various countries is in line with the royal power of various countries.
For example, in Buddhism, the doctrine of leading people to be good, a theory of cause and effect is to advise people to be good, because there are causes and effects. Only by doing good deeds and sowing good causes can you achieve good results.
Everyone who is good will naturally receive support from the royal power. This is also the reason why Xuanzang seeks Buddhism and the royal power strongly supports it.
For example, the eighteen levels of hell that are credited in Buddhism. This argument is actually to warn people not to do evil things, and it is actually to indirectly guide people to goodness.
For example, a person who is slutty will go to the hell of tongue pulling. This person is afraid of the hell of tongue pulling, so he gradually got rid of the habit of slutty.
These teachings that guide people to be good are actually beneficial to the rule of the royal power. The royal power is naturally willing to see the Chinese people believe in it. Buddhism will naturally prosper if there are too many believers.