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mp14 · **on:** Jul 4, 2018

All of the following factors contributed to a significant transformation of Buddhism in India EXCEPT

a. delay in transcribing written sources.
b. abstract concepts of Nirvana were replaced by simpler concepts of heaven.
c. Siddhartha became a figure of divinity.
d. a synthetic fusion with Jainism created its own cult.
e. fading of the Buddhist idea of all four classes were equal.

Question 2

What caused the end of the Kushan kingdom?

a. Regional factionalism over religious conflicts.
b. Invasion from Afghanistan.
c. Environmental factors diverted the Silk Road and trade declined.
d. Overpopulation and famine.
e. Unknown.