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Vardhaman Mahaveer and His Life

Vardhaman Mahaveer, also known as Teerthankar Mahaveer or Lord Mahaveer, was a socio-religious reformer. He lived in 6th Century B.C. He was contemporary of Buddha.

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The Religion of Mauryan Emperors

Magadh or Bihar was a great land of activities for Jainism and Buddhism. Jainism and Buddhism were two dominant religions of ancient India. Both the religions were related to ancient Shramanic tradition, distinct from Vedic tradition. The Great Gautam Buddha, a Prince from Shakya clan founded Buddhism in 6th Century BCE. Jainism was prevalent there and Mahaveer, a prince of Nath clan and a senior contemporary of Gautam Buddha was promoting it with some reforms in this part of India i.e. present

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