INDIAN HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -Trishala, also known as Videhadatta, Priyakarini, or Trishala Mata (Mother Trishala), was the mother of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, and wife of the Jain monarch, Siddhartha of Kundagrama, of present-day Bihar.

Detailed explanation-2: -According to one Jain tradition, his mother was Devananda, a member of the Brahman (priestly) caste; other traditions call her Trishala, Videhadinna, or Priyakarini and place her in the Kshatriya caste.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mahavira, the last Tirthankar of Jainism, was born in Kundupur near Vaishali. The father of Mahavira was King Siddartha and his mother Trishala was the sister of King Chetaka of Vaishali.

Detailed explanation-4: -Complete answer: Mahavira was born in northeast India as Vardhamana in 599 BCE (the conventional date, while some current researchers suggest 540 BCE or later). He was a prince, the son of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala, both of whom belonged to the Lichchhavis’ Kshatriya (warrior) caste.