Why did buddhism become popular in india? will mark brainliest and keep it simple.

Following the death of Siddhartha Gautama, the Buddha, who was born in Nepal near the northern border of India, his followers began to share his teachings by traveling first to India and later along the Silk Road from China to the Mediterranean. An Indian emperor named Ashoka was among the most passionate Buddhists to spread the religion

Buddhism also became popular in India as it meshed with the existing religious traditions known as Jainism, and forms of Hinduism. ... However, Buddhism also modified other aspects of ancient religious traditions, such as the more rigidly ascetic practices of Jainism

Urban growth invariably feeds increased commercialization and industrialization. it requires continually expanding land areas. when urbanization rates are high, and countries do not have the institutional and managerial capacities or economic wherewithal to manage such rapid growths, they exert intense pressure on the types and nature of the resulting settlements. they contribute to the development of overcrowded slums and shanty towns without adequate essential services and necessary infrastructure.-by asit k. biswas and cecilia tortajada