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Vardhamana Mahavira
Saint / religious leader
Vajji / Vrijji Confederacy
c. 599–527 BCE
24th Tirthankara of Jainism.
Their world
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Events in their lifetime
| c. 599 BCE | Birth of Vardhamana Mahavira |
| c. 563 BCE | Birth of Siddhartha Gautama at Lumbini |
| c. 540 BCE | Bimbisara annexes Anga |
| c. 528 BCE | The Buddha's enlightenment at Bodh Gaya |
| c. 527 BCE | Mahavira's nirvana at Pavapuri |
Contemporaries
Sorted by how long their lives overlapped. The bar shows when, within Vardhamana Mahavira’s life.
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