Many scholars believe that Mahavira was born about 699 BCE. And that he and Gautama Buddha were contemporaries. Jainism and Buddhism both originated in Vaishali. Mahavira and Buddha both lived ...

Buddhism and Jainism grew out of this. Both Mahavira and Siddhartha preached non-violence and casteless societies; yet both did not claim that they were breaking away from the Aryan tradition.

Jainism and Buddhism texts offer some clues. A Buddhist scripture, the Samannaphala Sutta, refers to Mahavira as a Sramana leader, demonstrating that Buddha was aware of him. The Sramanas were ...

The experience of physically travelling on the path the Buddha and Mahavira trod is extraordinary, indefinable. My trip to Bodh Gaya begins at the Delhi airport, much to my surprise. I am glancing ...

At the celebration activity, the ambassadors and envoys participated in a bathing ceremony for the Buddha in the Mahavira Hall of the Guangji Temple.

According to Jain texts, Mahavira attained enlightenment on the ... emphasising the spirit of collective welfare. In Buddhism, Diwali is an occasion to celebrate the day when Emperor Ashoka ...