Answer to Question #181088 in Human geography for nevaeh

Question

Hinduism and Buddhism have their origins in South Asia. Much of Hinduism’s population is concentrated in South Asia, whereas much of Buddhism’s population has diffused to other parts of Asia. Which of the following best explains this difference in the cultural diffusion of Hinduism and Buddhism? 

Answer 1

“Much of Buddhism’s population has diffused to other parts of Asia” is the statement that best describes the dissimilarity in the cultural diffusion of Hinduism and Buddhism. Buddhism spread across Asia via overland and oceanic routes between Southeast Asia, India, China, and Central Asia. This was made possible by unspecified foreign monks who journeyed between China and India along the silk routes were accountable for the diffusion of Buddhism at sub- exclusive degrees.