<unk> <unk> <unk> <unk> <unk>  Passage: The Joseon kingdom (1392<unk>1910), strictly Neo-Confucian, harshly suppressed Korean Buddhism and Korean shamanism. Buddhist monasteries were destroyed and their number dropped from several hundreds to a mere thirty-six; Buddhism was eradicated from the life of towns as monks and nuns were prohibited from entering them and were marginalized to the mountains. ️<unk>️<unk>️<unk>️  Question: What was the primary cause of the decline of Buddhism?
monks and nuns were forbidden from entering them and were marginalized to the mountains.<unk>