alleryWhich name in Buddhist texts refers to Mahavira?
AMakkhali Gosala
BPurana Kassapa
CSanjaya Belatthaputta
DNigantha Nataputta
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: D. Nigantha Nataputta
1. Buddhist texts call the Jain leader Nigantha Nataputta.
2. Makkhali Gosala, Sanjaya Belatthaputta and Purana Kassapa are other sramana teachers.
3. Mahavira and the Buddha both led sramana orders.
_Source: Wikipedia, Śramaṇa, Jainism_
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