Also what's up with the double v's
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Actually, speaking of hindutvas, I've been recommended a lot of Buddhism-related videos this past month and I was surprised by the large number of Indians commenting on them when I remember Buddhism having mostly died out there as a major religion ages ago. Then I remembered reading about modern hindu nationalists basically claiming ownership of Buddhism by saying it's just an offshoot of Hinduism.
And indeed, in the comments on this same video there were many Indian commenters criticising the video for downplaying Buddhism's Indian and Vedic roots and portraying the Buddha as too much of a social reformist. Also, comments mentioning Ambedkar and Navayana Buddhism got replies from Indians angry about dalit anti-hinduism
It's just kinda fascinating, like if Israelis started playing gatekeepers of Islam and Christianity