How do Indians choose their religious beliefs?

First of all, Buddhism can beat Brahmanism to become the mainstream of Indian religion because of its characteristics of facing the public. However, after the 6th and 7th centuries, firstly, Buddhist philosophy gradually developed to the complicated and obscure scholasticism, and secondly, the popularity of esoteric Buddhism (the mutual infiltration of Hinduism and Buddhism) made the mysterious and erotic factors stronger and stronger, and Buddhism gradually divorced from the original mass base.

Second, the defeated Brahmanism has been absorbing the organizational and ideological advantages of Buddhism for centuries. By the middle of the 8th century, the Indian philosophical genius Sankara was born. On the one hand, he absorbed the thoughts of Buddhist philosophers such as Dragon Tree, re-abstracted the thoughts of Hindu Vedanta, and developed a new school with strong logic.

Third, while Buddhism declined, Muslims from North Central Asia invaded the most prosperous Buddhism in North India. During centuries of intermittent invasions, Buddhist monasteries and monks in northern India were in a miserable situation because they were regarded as pagans. However, Hinduism has deep roots in southern India, and Muslim forces have not yet reached there. Although it was hit, it finally saved the straw. Buddhism is not so lucky. 1 1 century, when Tibetan monks came to india tourism, they found that Nalanduo Temple, the largest Buddhist center in India, was in ruins. At this point, Buddhism was completely extinct in ancient India.