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"We are able to gather from these accounts that both Buddhism and Brahmanism were flourishing in the country, side by side, when the Arab invasion took place in the beginning of the eighth century ; and, as mention is made of monasteries which were, even then, m sore need of repair, Buddhism must have been well established for some centuries before that time as the remains of early stupas, found scattered about the land, clearly indicate."
"It generally is conceded that a large and important portion of the population of Sind at the time of the Arab conquest was Buddhist. .... According to the Muslim sources, Buddhists were particularly well-represented in the Indus Delta region and on the west bank of the Indus River."
"There was a time when Buddhism was flourishing in Afghanistan too. Prof C.S. Upasak, in his History of Buddhism in Afghanistan, tells us: “The monastery of Fondukistan flourished for about three or four centuries and came to an end only in the 10th or 11th century A.D. on account of Arabs' attack on Afghanistan. The city of Kapisa was sacked by Ibrahim-bin-Jabul, the Governor of Zabulistanin in the year 743 A.D. The Hindu Sahirulershadto move first to Kabul and then to Udhandapur on account of the Arabs. They ultimatelytook the possession of Kabul valley, including the adjoiningarea of Herat and Kandhar. They not only established their suzerainty over this country but also indulged into a lot of persecution against the Buddhists whom they called kafir or infidel. They razed the monasteries and temples to the ground and the monks living there either had to flee or to embrace Islam. This was the fate of all the Buddhist establishments in Afghanistan and Fondukistan was no exception.“"
"The monastery of Fondukistan flourished for about three or four centuries and came to an end only in 10th or 11th century A. D. on account of Arabs ' attack on Afghanistan. The city of Kapisa was sacked by Ibrahim-bin-Jabul , the Governor of Zabulistan in the year 743 A . D . The Hindu Sahi rulers had to move first to Kabul and then to Udbhandapur on account of the They ultimately took the possession of Kabul valley, including the adjoining areas of Herat and Kandahar . They not only established their suzerainty over this country but also indulged into a lot of persecutions against the Buddhists whom they called 'kafir' or infidel. They razed the monasteries and temples to the ground and the monks living there either had to flee or to embrace Islam. This was the fate of all the Buddhist establishments in Afghanistan and Fondukistan was no exception ."
"The demon But is that which they worship in India and in his image a spirit is resident which is worshipped as Bodasf."
"It seems noteworthy, with this in mind, that Buddhism survived longer in Iran than it did in the South-Asian subcontinent, although we know little about the form of Buddhism that was professed for about fifty years by the Mongols of Iran until the time of Arghun (1284-91) and his son Ghazan (1295-1304). Iran sheltered a large number of Buddhist 'Bakhshis' and was strewn with Buddhist establishments. When Ghazan converted to Islam in 1295, this was accompanied by the destruction of the Buddhist places of worship and the migration of many Buddhists to Kashmir, India, China, Tibet, and Uyghuristan. But it can be shown that Buddhism lingered in Iran for some time longer, until the fourteenth century."
"The Buddhism of Burma is probably the purest now extant, and its monks often approach the ideal of Buddha; under their ministrations the 13,000,000 inhabitants of Burma have reached a standard of living considerably higher than that of India."