17223. THE DECLINE OF TANTRIC BUDDHISM IN INDIA. This paper considers the reasons why Tantric Buddhism virtually disappeared in the country where it originated (India). Tantric Buddhism involved controversial practices relating to sexuality and other taboo behaviors, but its decline in India was not related to these controversies but rather to a decline of Buddhism in general. Keywords: Tantric Buddhism India sexuality taboos decline. 5 pages; 19 footnotes; 5 bibliographic sources.