Why In INDIA UNTOUCHABLES CHOOSE BUDDHISM OVER CHRISTIANITY?

in India Buddhism is the fastest growing religion,India used to be a Buddhist majority until 5Th century as it is the home of Buddhism.Majority of untouchable people choose Buddhism over any other religion.The population of Christians has declined from 2.8% in 1947 to 2.2% in 2001,the population of Buddhist has increased from 0.01% in 1947 to 1% in 2001.Yahoooooo!!!!India will return to it's former glory!
@i love Allah---> any religion can claim to be fastest growing of they profess their followers to produce 10 kids per family, Indian Muslims have high birth rate just like any other Muslim
@TAZ

what are you talking of?????????????Every year during ambedkar jayanti 3 million people convert to Buddhism,your 7000 converts to Christianity is peanuts in comparison

Probably because there is less social ostracizing in Buddhism than in Christianity there...?

Buddhism is a much nicer religion than Christianity.

The cast system was eliminated in India in the 1950's. Try and catch up!

...and?

Would you want to stay in a religion that basically tells you you're a piece of shit because of who your parents happen to be?

As for Christianity, it's still foreign to India. It's not an obvious choice.

Yeah i can understand why u are happy. At least Buddhism
Makes more sense than Christianity, it does not emphasis on 'god' and stupid ideas

But Islam is growing and spreading faster than Buddhism or Christianity in India.

India never lost its glory. Its people have carried it through some difficult political times but it has always been a wealthy, diverse, and fascinating land drawing its strength from its many cultures. It is now the world's largest democracy and the world's fastest-growing economy.

As for the popularity of Buddhism, it's hard to say exactly why -- nationalism may be a part, as you suggest, and the profound DE-emphasis of material culture may well appeal to those who are socially and economically disadvantaged in a way that Christianity (at least in its modern articulation) cannot.

You may also be interested in exploring some of the common threads of thought between Buddhism and early Christianity. It seems likely to me that Jesus heard and was influenced by teachings of the Buddha.

Abhishek, I live in India, I have seen personally, more than 7000 people accepting Christianity, in the last 11 years, whereas the conversion to Buddhism that I have seen is less than 100.

I can show you hundred thousands of those who have accepted Christianity, can you show me a thousand?

If only 1% is Buddhist, do the math. The "untouchables" continue to choose Hindu, NOT Buddhism.

To become Buddhist A person needs to be Human Being
This guy lives in Tenkasi, Tamil Nadu and is asking "Are there still Humans alive"

http://answers.yahoo.com/question/index;_ylt=AmgbsHvuIPqig.EeCErBzaXty6IX;_ylv=3?qid =20110117232759AAgsGQ8

I would suggest your figures are bunkum

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