Mahavira Preached for Some Thirty Years Until, at the Age

question 9

Multiple Choice

Mahavira preached for some thirty years until, at the age of seventy-two, he

• A) died in the town of Pava, located in the northern Indian state of Bihar.
• B) left the Jain community and disappeared into the Himalayas.
• C) returned to his hometown to retire from the religious life.
• D) finally was acknowledged by followers to be a tirthankara.

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