HISTORY
JAINISM
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Question
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Vardhamana Mahavira the 24th Tirthankar of Jainism was born at ____ and died at ____
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Kusinara and Pava
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Vaishali and Rajagriha
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Kashi and Champa
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Kundagrama and Pava
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Explanation:
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: -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-3: -The 24th and last tirthankara of the present half-cycle was Mahavira Swami Ji (599 BC–527 BC).
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