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Vardhamana Mahavira was born in ______.

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Anga

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Magadha

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Gandhara

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Kundagrama

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The correct option is D Kundagrama
Vardhamana Mahavira was born in 599 BCE at Kundagrama near Vaishali. His mother was a Lichchavi princess named Trishala and Siddhartha, his father, was a ruler of the Nata, or Jnatri clan.

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