| − | '''Bihar''' is a state of [[India]]. Located in the North, Bihar is the place where [[Buddhism]] was founded. The founders of [[Buddhism]] and [[Jainism]] were both born in what is now the state of Bihar. | + | '''Bihar''' is a state of [[India]], located in the north, bordering [[Nepal]]. Its capital city is Patna. |
| − | Despite the fact that Buddhism and Jainism was founded in Bihar there is only 18,000 [[Buddhists]] and 16,000 [[Jains]] in Bihar which has a population of 83,000,000. <ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm</ref> | + | [[Buddhists]] believe that the [[Buddha]] was [[Enlightenment|enlightened]] in [[Bodh Gaya]], and the founder of [[Jainism]], [[Mahavira]], is believed to have been born in Vaishali, both in what is now the state of Bihar. Despite the fact that Buddhism and Jainism were founded in Bihar, there are only 18,000 Buddhists and 16,000 Jains in Bihar, which has a population of 83,000,000.<ref>http://www.censusindia.gov.in/Census_Data_2001/Census_data_finder/C_Series/Population_by_religious_communities.htm</ref> |