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pagan and oriental religions and philosophies, all the while imbibing
many elements from them. But Buddhism would continue to be present
for a long time in the West Asian empires. However, from the seventh
century onwards, just when Buddhism shows signs of a revival, an
expanding Islam would leave no room for it, driving it out of Persia
and Central Asia.
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