SSC MTS EXAM

Detailed explanation-1: -Bimbisara was contemporary of both Mahavira and Buddha. The Jain texts mention that he was a disciple of Lord Mahavira. The Buddhist texts mention that he met Buddha before enlightment. Buddha promised him to visit his capital after he gets enlightment.

Detailed explanation-2: -Milinda was not a contemporary of Bimbisara, Gautam Buddha, and Prasenjit. Milinda was an Indo-Greek King of the Indo-Greek Kingdom, who administered a large empire in the Northwestern regions of the Indian Subcontinent from his capital at Sagala.

Detailed explanation-3: -Historically, Mahavira, who revived and preached Jainism in ancient India, was an older contemporary of Gautama Buddha.