Jainism nd Buddhism exercised, for several centuries, a poient influence on the system of philosophy and culture of Brahmanas. In the Deccan, the decline of Buddhism commenced in the 6th century AD, while in North India the Buddhists became almost extinct by 1200 AD. The Brahmanas who survived them, book back into their folds some of their Members who had embraced Buddhism and Jainism, but there arose the necessity of making strict rules for the maintenance of ...
