384 DR. BABASAHEB AMBEDKAR : WRITINGS AND SPEECHES
Buddhist monks fled to neighbouring countries like China, Nepal and Tibet. Efforts were subsequently made by Buddhists of India to raise another priesthood in order to revive Buddhism. But these failed as by then 90 per cent of Buddhists had embraced Hinduism.
Answering the question why Hinduism survived in India and Buddhism had died, Dr. Ambedkar said, “this religion is difficult to practise while Hinduism is not.”—P.T.I. [1]
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1 : The Free Press Journal, dated 4th May 1950.