Vardhamana (l. c. 599-527 BCE), better known as Mahavira (“Great Hero”) is the sage credited with founding of the nontheistic religion of Jainism, a belief system established in the 6th and 5th centuries BCE in India, which provided adherents with a disciplined path toward spiritual liberation.
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c. 599 BCE - c. 527 BCETraditional dating of the life of Vardhamana, according to Jain tradition.
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539 BCE - 467 BCELife of Mahavira according to modern scholar consensus.
