Ancient History PYQ 53 of 208 · Jainism

Where was Mahavira Swami born?

  1. AKundagram
  2. BPataliputra
  3. CMagadha
  4. DVaishali

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Correct answer: (a) Kundagram

Explanation

Kundagrama (Kundalpur) near Vaishali, around 599 BCE. His father Siddhartha headed the Jnatrika clan; his mother Trishala was sister to the Licchavi chief Chetaka.

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