• Vaishali and Rajagriha

  • Kusinara and Pava

  • Kundagrama and Pava

  • Kashi and Champa


Mahavira, (Sanskrit: Great Hero) also known as Vardhamana, (born c. 599 bce traditional dating, Kshatriyakundagrama, India—died 527 traditional dating, Pavapuri), Epithet of Vardhamana, the last of the 24 Tirthankaras (Ford-makers, i.e., saviours who promulgated Jainism), and the reformer of the Jain monastic.