Question

In which year was Mahavira born?

• A. 538 B.C.E.
• B. 539 B.C.E.
• C. 540 B.C.E.
• D. 541 B.C.E

Answer 1

The correct option is C 540 B.C.E.

Mahavira was born in the year 540 B.C., in a place called Kundagrama, near Vaishali in present-day Bihar. He was the founder of Jainism.