WORLD HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Both Jainism and Buddhism spread throughout India during the period of the Magadha empire.

Detailed explanation-2: -Both Jainism and Buddhism was founded in the 6th century BC, and they sprung out of the same roots.

Detailed explanation-3: -The civilizations of Southeast Asia developed forms of Hinduism and Buddhism that incorporated distinctive local features and in other respects reflected local cultures, but the framework of their religious life, at least in the upper classes, was largely Indian.

Detailed explanation-4: -Buddhism expanded in the Indian subcontinent in the centuries after the death of the Buddha, particularly after receiving the endorsement and royal support of the Maurya Empire under Ashoka in the 3rd century BCE. It spread even beyond the Indian subcontinent to Central Asia and China.

Detailed explanation-5: -Islam is the second largest religion in India, with 14.2% of the country’s population or roughly 172 million people identifying as adherents of Islam (2011 census). It makes India the country with the largest Muslim population outside Muslim-majority countries.