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Q. Which extinct religious sect was originally associated with the use of the Nagarjuni caves near Barabar in Bihar?
Answer: Ajivikas
Notes: Nagarjuni caves near Barabar, Bihar, were excavated in 214 BCE by Ashoka’s grandson for the Ajivika sect, which is now extinct. Ajivikas were contemporary to Buddhists and Jains, later the caves were used by Buddhists and Hindus, with inscriptions from the 5th-6th centuries CE.
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