How has the religious history of India influenced India’s tradition of non-violence?
I think that the religions that began in India impacted India's non-violence. Both major religions, for the most part preach peace and that definately affects the government because in many cases the government and the religions were very intertwined. Throughout history Buddhism and Hinduism have been trying to get more followers, but rather than forced conversions or killing, these religions would convert peacefully. They would atract followers by persuasion or perceived rights, then they would become lax and the other religion would grow back. This would be mirrored in the governments which pretty much allowed freedom of religion and held the reigns very loosely.
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