An Encyclopaedia of Indian Archaeology v1.c9.s18.4

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Besides political ones, there were other unifying factors. In the field of religion Buddhism, at first localized in Bihar and e. Uttar Pradesh, spread far and wide from the 3rd century B.C. and carved out for itself important centres in the Deccan, in the megalithic milieu. So also Jainism, originating in the same region, established some centres in s. India, in natural caverns suitable for monks.