RELIGIOUS FIGURE

Mahavira

599 BC - 527 BC

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Mahavira (Devanagari: महावीर, Mahāvīra), also known as Vardhamana (Devanagari: वर्धमान, Vardhamāna), was the 24th Tirthankara (Supreme Preacher and Ford Maker) of Jainism. Although the dates and most historical details of his life are uncertain and varies by sect, historians generally consider that he lived during the 6th or 5th century BCE, reviving and reforming a proto-Jain community (which had possibly been founded by Pārśvanātha), and that he was an older contemporary of Gautama Buddha. Jains regard him as the spiritual successor of the 23rd Tirthankara Parshvanatha. According to traditional legends and hagiographies, Mahavira was born in the early 6th century BCE to a royal Kshatriya Jain family of ancient India. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Mahavira is the 134th most popular religious figure, the 14th most popular biography from India (up from 16th in 2019) and the most popular Indian Religious Figure.

Mahavira is most famous for being the founder of Jainism. He was a prince who renounced his throne and became a monk.

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES

Among religious figures, Mahavira ranks 134 out of 3,187. Before him are Pope Alexander VII, Pope Marcellus II, Catherine of Aragon, Pope Formosus, Pope Paul IV, and Pope Callixtus III. After him are Brigham Young, Jude the Apostle, Pope Gregory XIV, Ezekiel, Catherine of Alexandria, and Pope Urban V.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 599 BC, Mahavira ranks 1.  Among people deceased in 527 BC, Mahavira ranks 1. After him is Peisistratos.

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    Mahavira

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    599 BC - 527 BC

    HPI: 81.77

    Rank: 1

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    Mahavira

    RELIGIOUS FIGURE

    599 BC - 527 BC

    HPI: 81.77

    Rank: 1

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    Peisistratos

    POLITICIAN

    600 BC - 527 BC

    HPI: 80.22

    Rank: 2

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In India

Among people born in India, Mahavira ranks 14 out of 1,861. Before him are Rabindranath Tagore (1861), Swami Vivekananda (1863), Kālidāsa (400), Vallabhbhai Patel (1875), Ramakrishna (1836), and Pratibha Patil (1934). After him are A. P. J. Abdul Kalam (1931), Amitabh Bachchan (1942), Droupadi Murmu (1958), Nagarjuna (150), Patanjali (-200), and B. R. Ambedkar (1891).

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Among RELIGIOUS FIGURES In India

Among religious figures born in India, Mahavira ranks 1. After him are Ānanda (-600), A. C. Bhaktivedanta Swami Prabhupada (1896), Sathya Sai Baba (1926), Guru Gobind Singh (1666), Maudgalyayana (-568), Mahākāśyapa (-550), Dayananda Saraswati (1824), Chaitanya Mahaprabhu (1486), Swami Sri Yukteswar Giri (1855), Mirza Ghulam Ahmad (1835), and Radha (null).

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