Question

Throw some light on the contemporaries of buddha and mahavira

Answer 1

Jains believe that their religion is ancient and eternal with 24 Tirthankaras. Of the 24, the last two – Parshvanatha and Mahavira – are generally accepted as historical persons, with the 23rd Tirthankara pre-dating the Buddha and the Mahavira by probably some 250 years.[5] Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha, the historical buddha, rediscovered the long forgotten dharma around the 5th century BCE, and began to teach it again. In Buddhism there were previous buddhas, too, 27 in total as described in the Buddhavamsa, the 14th book of the Khuddaka Nikāya.[6][7][8][9]Buddhists also believe that Gautama Buddha had many previous rebirths as described in the Jataka Tales.[10]

Buddhist scriptures record that during Prince Siddhartha's ascetic life (before attaining enlightenment) he undertook many fasts, penances and austerities, the descriptions of which are elsewhere found only in the Jain tradition[citation needed]. In the Majjhima Nikaya, the Buddha shares his experience:[11]

Answer 2

T throw some light on the contemporaries of mahavira and Buddha