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Buddhism, which originated in India, gradually dwindled starting in the 4th–6th century CE, and was replaced by Hinduism approximately in the 12th century,[2][3] in a centuries-long process.[4] Lack of appeal among the rural masses, who instead embraced Hinduism formed in the Hindu synthesis, the Muslim Turkic invasions, and dwindling financial support from trading communities and royal elites, were major factors in the decline of Buddhism.[5][full citation needed]
The total Buddhist population in 2010 in the Indian subcontinent – excluding that of Sri Lanka, Bhutan (both Buddhist majority states), and Nepal – was about 10 million, of which about 92.5% in India, 7.2% lived in Bangladesh and 0.2% in Pakistan.[6]
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