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Buddhism in India
Gautama Buddha, who attained enlightenment under the Bodhi tree in Gaya, propagated Buddhism in India in early era, but it has got a steady decline in India when Turks invade India in the early phase of medieval era. But the spreading of Buddhism from India went steady during the time of Ashoka and later spread to Asian countries and Pan Asian countries.
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Kshatriya occupies the second highest position in Indian Hindu society.
 Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
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