History of Buddhism in India (English Wikipedia)

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"Fa-hsien: A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Chapter XXVII: Patalipttra or Patna, in Magadha. King Ashoka's Spirit Built Palace and Halls. The Buddhist Brahman, Radha-Sami. Dispensaries and Hospitals". Archived from the original on 17 July 2005.

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Smith, Vincent A. (1914). The Early History of India from 600 B.C. to the Muhammadan Conquest Including the Invasion of Alexander the Great (3rd ed.). London: Oxford University Press. pp. 168–169. Archived from the original on 11 November 2021. Retrieved 11 November 2020.
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Kevin Trainor (2004). Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-517398-7. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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Heather Elgood (2000). Hinduism and the Religious Arts. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8264-9865-6. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
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Akira Shimada (2012). Early Buddhist Architecture in Context: The Great Stūpa at Amarāvatī (ca. 300 BCE-300 CE). BRILL Academic. pp. 200–204. ISBN 978-90-04-23326-3.
Gregory Schopen (1997). Bones, Stones, and Buddhist Monks: Collected Papers on the Archaeology, Epigraphy, and Texts of Monastic Buddhism in India. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 259–278. ISBN 978-0-8248-1870-8.
Gregory Schopen (2004). Buddhist Monks and Business Matters: Still More Papers on Monastic Buddhism in India. University of Hawaii Press. pp. 1–16. ISBN 978-0-8248-2774-8.
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Craig Lockard (2007). Societies, Networks, and Transitions: Volume I: A Global History. Houghton Mifflin. p. 188. ISBN 978-0618386123. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Charles Higham (2014). Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. Infobase. pp. 121, 236. ISBN 978-1-4381-0996-1. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Kanai Lal Hazra (1995). The Rise And Decline of Buddhism in India. Munshiram Manoharlal. pp. 371–385. ISBN 978-81-215-0651-9. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Christopher S. Queen; Sallie B. King (1996). Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia. State University of New York Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-7914-2844-3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Richard Gombrich (2012). Buddhist Precept & Practice. Routledge. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-1-136-15623-6. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Lars Fogelin (2015). An Archaeological History of Indian Buddhism. Oxford University Press. pp. 229–230. ISBN 978-0-19-994823-9.
André Wink (1997). Al-Hind the Making of the Indo-Islamic World. BRILL Academic. pp. 348–349. ISBN 90-04-10236-1.
Peter Harvey (2013). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge University Press. p. 194. ISBN 978-0-521-85942-4., Quote: "From 986 CE, the Muslim Turks started raiding northwest India from Afghanistan, plundering western India early in the eleventh century. Forced conversions to Islam were made, and Buddhist art, iconography and holy sites were destroyed. Indeed, in India, the Islamic term for an 'idol' became 'budd'."
Richard H. Robinson; Sandra Ann Wawrytko; Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (1996). The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction. Thomson. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-534-20718-2. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Mark Juergensmeyer; Wade Clark Roof (2011). Encyclopedia of Global Religion. SAGE Publications. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4522-6656-5. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Craig Lockard (2007). Societies, Networks, and Transitions: Volume I: A Global History. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-618-38612-3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Peter Harvey (2013). An Introduction to Buddhism: Teachings, History and Practices. Cambridge University Press. pp. 194–195. ISBN 978-0-521-85942-4.
Datta, Amaresh (10 November 1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788126011940. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via Google Books.
Prasad, Birendra Nath (2021). Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200. Routledge. p. 614. ISBN 9781000416756. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
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britannica.com

"Concise Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Bodhidharma". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007.
"Historical Development of Buddhism in India – Buddhism under the Guptas and Palas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 12 September 2015.
"Historical Development of Buddhism in India – Buddhism under the Guptas and Palas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2015.

ccis.nic.in

"Declaration of Holiday on 14th April, 2015 – Birthday of Dr. B.R. Ambedkar" (PDF). Government of India: Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances & Pensions. 19 March 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 5 April 2015.

censusindia.gov.in

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columbia.edu

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dnaindia.com

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doi.org

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financialexpress.com

"Dalits who converted to Buddhism better off in literacy and well-being: Survey". 2 July 2017. Archived from the original on 3 September 2020. Retrieved 10 November 2019.

firstpost.com

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intoday.in

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"बौद्ध बढ़े, चुनावी चर्चे में चढ़े". aajtak.intoday.in (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 30 January 2018. Retrieved 30 January 2018.

jaibhimambedkar.com

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Strong, John S. (2002–2003). Faure, Bernard (ed.). "Ashoka's Wives and the Ambiguities of Buddhist Kingship". Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie. 13. Paris: École française d'Extrême-Orient: 35–54. doi:10.3406/asie.2002.1176. eISSN 2117-6272. ISSN 0766-1177. JSTOR 44167352. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
Bechert, Heinz (1970). "Theravada Buddhist Sangha: Some General Observations on Historical and Political Factors in its Development". The Journal of Asian Studies. 29 (4): 761–778. doi:10.2307/2943086. JSTOR 2943086. S2CID 154554678.

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Strong, John S. (2002–2003). Faure, Bernard (ed.). "Ashoka's Wives and the Ambiguities of Buddhist Kingship". Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie. 13. Paris: École française d'Extrême-Orient: 35–54. doi:10.3406/asie.2002.1176. eISSN 2117-6272. ISSN 0766-1177. JSTOR 44167352. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.

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thehindu.com

Singh, Shiv Sahay (23 December 2018). "PM to open Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
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Kevin Trainor (2004). Buddhism: The Illustrated Guide. Oxford University Press. p. 41. ISBN 978-0-19-517398-7. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Strong, John S. (2002–2003). Faure, Bernard (ed.). "Ashoka's Wives and the Ambiguities of Buddhist Kingship". Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie. 13. Paris: École française d'Extrême-Orient: 35–54. doi:10.3406/asie.2002.1176. eISSN 2117-6272. ISSN 0766-1177. JSTOR 44167352. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.
"Fa-hsien: A Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms: Chapter XXVII: Patalipttra or Patna, in Magadha. King Ashoka's Spirit Built Palace and Halls. The Buddhist Brahman, Radha-Sami. Dispensaries and Hospitals". Archived from the original on 17 July 2005.
Singh, Shiv Sahay (23 December 2018). "PM to open Buddhist site museum at Lalitgiri in Odisha". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 29 May 2019.
Heather Elgood (2000). Hinduism and the Religious Arts. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 150. ISBN 978-0-8264-9865-6. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Geiger, Wilhelm; Bode, Mabel Haynes, trans.; Frowde, H. (ed.) (1912). The Mahavamsa or, the great chronicle of Ceylon Archived 5 September 2006 at the Wayback Machine, London: Pali Text Society, Oxford University Press; chapter XII
"Strabo, Geography, NOTICE". Archived from the original on 4 October 2008. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
"Concise Encyclopædia Britannica Article on Bodhidharma". Archived from the original on 5 September 2007.
Hajime Nakamura (1980). Indian Buddhism: A Survey with Bibliographical Notes. Motilal Banarsidass. pp. 145–148 with footnotes. ISBN 978-81-208-0272-8. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Robert Stoddard (2010). "The Geography of Buddhist Pilgrimage in Asia". Pilgrimage and Buddhist Art. 178. Yale University Press: 3–4. Archived from the original on 2 April 2020. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Craig Lockard (2007). Societies, Networks, and Transitions: Volume I: A Global History. Houghton Mifflin. p. 188. ISBN 978-0618386123. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Charles Higham (2014). Encyclopedia of Ancient Asian Civilizations. Infobase. pp. 121, 236. ISBN 978-1-4381-0996-1. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Kanai Lal Hazra (1995). The Rise And Decline of Buddhism in India. Munshiram Manoharlal. pp. 371–385. ISBN 978-81-215-0651-9. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Christopher S. Queen; Sallie B. King (1996). Engaged Buddhism: Buddhist Liberation Movements in Asia. State University of New York Press. pp. 17–18. ISBN 978-0-7914-2844-3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Richard Gombrich (2012). Buddhist Precept & Practice. Routledge. pp. 344–345. ISBN 978-1-136-15623-6. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Muhammad ibn Ahmad Biruni (1910). Alberuni's India: An Account of the Religion, Philosophy, Literature, Geography, Chronology, Astronomy, Customs, Laws and Astrology of India about AD 1030. Translated by Edward C. Sachau. Kegan Paul, Trench, Trubner & Co. Ltd., London. p. 21. Archived from the original on 5 September 2016. Retrieved 21 August 2016.
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"Historical Development of Buddhism in India – Buddhism under the Guptas and Palas". Encyclopædia Britannica. Archived from the original on 28 November 2020. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
Richard H. Robinson; Sandra Ann Wawrytko; Ṭhānissaro Bhikkhu (1996). The Buddhist Religion: A Historical Introduction. Thomson. p. 50. ISBN 978-0-534-20718-2. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Mark Juergensmeyer; Wade Clark Roof (2011). Encyclopedia of Global Religion. SAGE Publications. p. 148. ISBN 978-1-4522-6656-5. Archived from the original on 11 January 2023. Retrieved 11 October 2016.
Craig Lockard (2007). Societies, Networks, and Transitions: Volume I: A Global History. University of Wisconsin Press. p. 364. ISBN 978-0-618-38612-3. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
Datta, Amaresh (10 November 1988). Encyclopaedia of Indian Literature: Devraj to Jyoti. Sahitya Akademi. ISBN 9788126011940. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 11 November 2020 – via Google Books.
Prasad, Birendra Nath (2021). Archaeology of Religion in South Asia: Buddhist, Brahmanical and Jaina Religious Centres in Bihar and Bengal, c. AD 600–1200. Routledge. p. 614. ISBN 9781000416756. Archived from the original on 15 January 2023. Retrieved 27 November 2021.
Bergunder, Michael (2004). "Contested Past: Anti-Brahmanical and Hindu nationalist reconstructions of Indian prehistory" Archived 24 September 2018 at the Wayback Machine (PDF). Historiographia Linguistica. 31 (1): 59–104.
Bhagwat, Ramu (19 December 2001). "Ambedkar memorial set up at Deekshabhoomi". The Times of India. Archived from the original on 16 October 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
"Vipassana pioneer SN Goenka is dead" Archived 21 October 2013 at the Wayback Machine. Zeenews.India.com. 30 September 2013. Retrieved 30 September 2013.
"BBC NEWS – South Asia – India's youth hit the web to worship". Archived from the original on 5 May 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2015.
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Dahat, Pavan (4 October 2015). "Dalits throng Nagpur on Dhammachakra Pravartan Din". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 5 December 2014. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
"Buddha Purnima 2021: Festival marks birth anniversary of founder of Buddhism". 26 May 2021. Archived from the original on 14 June 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
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worldcat.org

Strong, John S. (2002–2003). Faure, Bernard (ed.). "Ashoka's Wives and the Ambiguities of Buddhist Kingship". Cahiers d'Extrême-Asie. 13. Paris: École française d'Extrême-Orient: 35–54. doi:10.3406/asie.2002.1176. eISSN 2117-6272. ISSN 0766-1177. JSTOR 44167352. Archived from the original on 8 August 2021. Retrieved 9 August 2021.