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Vardhamana Mahavira the 24th kar of Jainism was born at ____and died at____
A ) Vaishali and rajagriha
B ) Kushinagara and pavapuri
C ) Kunda grammar and pavapuri
D ) Kashi and Champa

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Hint: Mahavira is also known by the name Vardhaman and he was the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. He was born in the sixth century. He was born in a family of the state of Bihar. his father Siddhartha was a chief in the clan.

Complete step by step answer:
Vaishali and rajagriha: Vaishali was the capital city of vajjian.Vaishali was the city in Bihar, India, and also now an archaeological site. It is a part of Tirhut Division.
Kushinagar and pawapuri: it is a town in the Kushinagar district of the state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the Buddhist pilgrimages sites, where according to Buddhists, Gautama Buddha attained Parinirvana.
Pawapuri is a kind of the holy site for Jains situated in Nalanda district in the state of Bihar in Eastern India.
Kundagrama and pawapuri:Mahavira is also known by the name Vardhamana. He was born at the place of Kundagrama. His father's name was Siddhartha. Vardhamana pr Mahaveer was the youngest of the two. He was born in the decade 539 B.C.
Kashi and Champa: Buddhism were founded here. In the old part of a town, there is the ancient quarter- name, Champa. The seat of an ancient empire. Here, we find the archaeological mounds, different ancient temples.
So, the correct answer is Option C.

Note: When Mahaveer was 28 years old he lost his parents( king Siddharth and mother Queen trishala). He was born in a place called ahlya and was also known by names like veer and ativeer.