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which Mahāvīra visited for the purpose of propagating his religion.188 Many of these places have been identified; but there are many which cannot be located.189
Some of the places Mahāvīra is said to have visited are — Bhadrika 190 or Bhaddiya, 191 which is modern Monghyr192 in Bihar; Campā, which is Campanagar or Campapur193 near Bhagalpur194 in Bihar; Ladha, which covers a large part of West Bengal these days; 195 Subbhabhūmi, which is Singhabhum in Bengal;196 Mithilā, which is Janakpur in Nepal Tarai;197 Purimtāla, which is Purulia in Bihar198 or Prayag, i.e., Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh;199 Vārāṇasī in Uttar Pradesh 200 and Kaušāmbī,201 which is Kosam near Allahabad in Uttar Pradesh.202
It is, thus, clear that Mahāvīra preached Jainism in parts of Bihar, western districts of West Bengal and eastern parts of Uttar Pradesh.203 He visited all great towns of north and south Bihar, principally dwelling in the kingdoms of Magadha and Anga.204 It appears that the fields of influence of
188. JSAI, p. 34 fn. 5. 189. JAA, I, pp. 22-3; HJM, pp. 67-9. 190. Ibid. 191. HJM, p. 67 192. Ibid., JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 193. Ibid.; Ibid. 194. Ibid.; Ibid. 195. Ibid., p. 68. 196. Ibid., p. 69. 197. Ibid., p. 68; JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 198. Ibid. 199. JAA, I, pp. 22-3. 200. Ibid., HJM, p. 69. 201. Ibid.; Ibid., p. 68. 202. HGAI, p. 99. 203. JAA, I, p. 23. 204. CHI, I, p. 160.
