HISTORY
ANCIENT INDIA
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Vaishali and Rajagriha
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Kusinara and Pava
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Kundagrama and Pava
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Kashi and Champa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Vardhamana Mahavira was born in 540 B.C. at Kundagram (now Basokund) near Vaisali in Bihar. At the age of 72 in 468 BC, he attained Nirvana at Pavapuri (Nalanda).
Detailed explanation-2: -He was the 24th Tirthankara of Jain religion. He was the son of Siddhartha and Trishla. He was born in Bihar.
Detailed explanation-3: -It is believed that the Mahavira passed away and attained moksha (liberation from the cycle of birth and death) at the age of 72 in 468 BC at a place called Pavapuri near modern Rajgir in Bihar.
Detailed explanation-4: -Vardhamana Mahavira was born in 599 BCE at Kundagrama near Vaishali. His mother was a Lichchavi princess named Trishala and Siddhartha, his father, was a ruler of the Nata, or Jnatri clan.
Detailed explanation-5: -The 24th and last tirthankara of the present half-cycle was Mahavira Swami Ji (599 BC–527 BC).