The holiest sites are in northern part of the Indian Subcontinent. Lopburi , in Nepal where the Buddha was born. Sarnath , the place where he gave his first sermon. The latter is a deer park because the story says that even the deer looked around when he preached. In Buddhist countries most men and many women become monks even for a short time.
Monks dress in orange and collect food from the public one a day.
They are a common sight in the morning in even the most modern Buddhist cities. They are written in Pali , a derivative of Sanskrit and forerunner of Sinhalese. Jainism Jainism also originated in India around the same time as Buddhism. Unlike the latter it never spread so there are no Jain countries outside India. They have a complete aversion to the taking of life.