🔆Buddhism & Jainism: Sacred Geography Unfolded 🛕 Buddhist Hotspots 📍 Hidden in the Caves ✅ Nashik, Karle, Kanheri, Gunnar — ancient meditation hubs carved in stone 📍 Sects Meet Space ✅ Kausambi → Theravadins ✅ Mathura → Sarvastivadins ✅ Nashik/Kanheri → Bhadra Yanika ✅ Mahayana flourished in South Asia ✅ Sarvastivadins stronghold in North India 📍 Dynastic Patronage ✅ Sungas → Barhut, Bodh Gaya, Sanchi ✅ Kushanas → Purushpura, Gandhara, Taxila, Mathura 📍 Star Pilgrimage Site ✅ Mahachaitya, Nagarjunakonda — Buddhist architectural marvel ☸️ Jain Footprints Across Time 📍 Post-Mauryan Imprints ✅ Ujjain & Kankali Tila (Mathura) → Jain inscriptions etched in stone 📍 Orissa Chronicles ✅ Udayagiri & Khandagiri Caves → Jain sanctuaries ✅ Hathigumpha Cave → Svetambaras migrated under Kharavela to East Andhra 📍 Malwa Memory ✅ Jain migration in 1st Century BC, found in Kalkacharya Katha 📍 South Indian Legacy ✅ Silapattikaram & Manimekhalai — Sangam texts with Jain ethos ✅ Sittanavasal Caves → Breathtaking Jain frescoes 📍 Beyond Borders ✅ Jainism’s serene trail continues in Nepal