The main reason why the Buddhist thought had important social implications for South Asia was because It challenged hierarchies based on caste.
The caste system is a rigid social differentiation of a group of people into various classes based on either lifestyle, occupation, social class, etc.
Therefore, in South Asia, Buddhism started to become prominent and one of its founding beliefs was spirituality and individuality, so it challenged those caste system already in place which had social implications.
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