Why would the isolation of buddhist monks contribute to the religion’s decline?
total isolation made the monks resent their religion, and they wanted to return to regular society.
because the monks were isolated, people forgot about them and chose other paths.
the monks’ isolation prohibited them from others and spreading buddhism.
isolation made it easy for the monks to forget about those outside the monasteries.

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the answer in this question is b.(1) create a clear chain of command; (2) limit independence of lower-level workers.  the numbered pair of phrases that best completes the tables as it relates to the united states federal bureaucracy was (1) create a clear chain of command; (2) limit independence of lower-level workers.