Ideological and Financial Causes
The period between the 400 BCE and 1000 CE saw gains by Hinduism at the expense of Buddhism, although the evolution of Hindu ideology influenced by Buddhism was an important factor for the growth of Hinduism.
Hinduism became a more "intelligible and satisfying road to faith for many ordinary worshippers" than it had been because it now included not only an appeal to a personal god, but had also seen the development of an emotional facet with the composition of devotional hymns.
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