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Why did Buddhism started declining in India during the early medieval times

1. Buddha was by that time considered as one of the incarnations of Vishnu and thus became part of Vaishnavism

2. The invading tribes from Central Asia till the time of last Gupta king adopted Hinduism and persecuted Buddhists

3. The kings of Gupta dynasty were strongly opposed to Buddhism

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Explanation:

Gautama Buddha is viewed as an avatar of the god Vishnu in Vaishnava Hinduism. Buddhist teachings do not rely on the Vedas, are non-theistic and deny the reality of the self or Atman; consequently, Hindu philosophers classified Buddhism as nastika or heterodoxy within the scheme of Hinduism.