[Buddha-l] Spread of Buddhism

[jkirk]

Of course the Portuguese, Duch and French were in India too, having set up
trading stations and influence in various locations, but eventually the
Brits took over most of the country and reigned supreme. I should have added
that, like some patronage of Buddhism in Japan by the government-- the
daimyos-- (Ieyasu Tokugawa being most famous), in India the Raj also funded
Christian educational instititutions, etc. So in many ways they supplied
fnancial patronage along with moral and legal support to Christian missions.
(This is not to overlook that Nestorian Christianity had existed in India
allegedly since 52AD, but they were not aggressive missionaries.)
Joanna