We should reclaim our Buddhist heritage, if not culturally, atleast for economic incentives

I saw the report that said Bihar received more tourism than Goa this year, swelling my heart with pride, momentarily. It's obvious to everyone and their dad, that this is almost single-handedly a result of our Buddhist heritage; which we've had to abandon, for a 1000 years now, due to invasions admittedly. I'm not a Buddhist, but it pains my heart so much that something so revolutionary and profound took root in our soil; amongst our ancestors, and was their gift to the world. Countries rooted in Buddhist ethics like Japan, Thailand, Bhutan etc. have developed such sophisticatedly civil societies. Alongwith ofcourse, Jainism, Madhubani Painting etc. Even keeping aside the theological debates of *kaunsa religion sbse accha h*, isn't this something that every Bihari should be extremely cognizant of, regardless of whatever religion we follow atm? Buddhism was our cultural marker, it makes us unique in the sea of Indians, and it's so sad that we barely even recognise it now. I hope we can somehow promote it, in its original form- if not for our genuine affection towards it, then atleast to get those sweet tourist bucks which are definitely needed.