Q. Who among the following was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(a) Nagarjuna<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(b) Kanishka<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(c) Kautila<\/p>\n\n\n\n
(d) Mahavir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ans: (d) Mahavir<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Explanation:<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Among the given options, (d) Mahavir was a contemporary of Gautam Buddha.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Mahavir, also known as Vardhmana Mahavira, was the founder of Jainism and is considered a contemporary of Gautam Buddha. Both Mahavir and Buddha lived during the same time period in ancient India and made significant contributions to the spiritual and philosophical landscape of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nagarjuna was a Buddhist philosopher who lived a few centuries after Gautam Buddha, contributing to the development of Mahayana Buddhism. Kanishka was a Kushan emperor who ruled in the 2nd century CE and promoted Buddhism, but he lived several centuries after the time of Buddha. Kautilya, also known as Chanakya, was a political philosopher and advisor to the Maurya emperor Chandragupta, and his lifetime is believed to be before Gautam Buddha’s era.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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