Religions Of Ancient Kashmir, A Case Study Of Buddhism.

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Kashmir had been one of the most significant Centers of Buddhist Faith and practice. It was a great seat of Buddhist learning. Kashmir has contributed a lot to Buddhism and in turn has got much influenced by the Buddhist faith. Buddhism enjoyed the status of a predominant faith for a period of 10 centuries in Kashmir. But from the 7th Century A.D it began to decline and after 13th Century was completely ousted from the Valley. An attempt has been made to look into the decline of Hinduism and spread of Buddhism in Kashmir and how Buddhism witnessed decline. An attempt has also been made to locate the impress of the ancient faiths especially of Buddhism on the present Kashmir.