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Mahavira was a kshatriya prince of which group within the Vajji sangha?

AMalla clan
BKoliya clan
CLichchhavis
DSakya clan
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: C. Lichchhavis
1. The Buddha was a Sakya. 2. Mahavira was a Lichchhavi. 3. Both belonged to ganas. _Source: syllabus Our Pasts I, Chapter 6, New Questions and Ideas._
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