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UPSC History Religious Movement - Jainism, Bhudhism, Bhagavatism and Brahmanism Question Bank Religious Movements: Buddhism, Jainism, etc

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    The twenty-third Jain Tirthankara was associated with

    A)  Vaishali                       

    B)  Kausambi        

    C)  Varanasi           

    D)  Sravasti

    Correct Answer: C

    Solution :

    Tirthankar Parshvanath was the son of king Ashvasena and queen Varna of Varanasi. He achieved Nirvana on the Samniet Sikhar. He lived in Varanasi around 800 BC. Parsvanatha is the 23rd Jain Tirthankar. Vaishali (Kundagram) is the birth place of 24th Tirthankara, Mahavir Swami; Shravasti was a city of ancient India and one of the six largest cities in India during Gautama Buddha's 1 Life time.


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