Q. Who of the following is a contemporary of Gautama Buddha?
(a) Ashvaghosa
(b) Nagarjuna
(c) Parsvanath
(d) Vardhmana Mahavira
Ans: (d) Vardhmana Mahavira
Explanation: The contemporary of Gautama Buddha among the given options is (d) Vardhmana Mahavira.
Vardhmana Mahavira, also known as Mahavira, was the founder of Jainism and is considered a contemporary of Gautama Buddha. Both Mahavira and Buddha lived during the same time period in ancient India and contributed significantly to the spiritual and philosophical landscape of the region.
While Ashvaghosa was a Buddhist poet and philosopher who lived several centuries after Gautama Buddha, Nagarjuna was a Buddhist philosopher who lived a few centuries after Buddha’s time. Parsvanath, on the other hand, was the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism, who is believed to have lived before Mahavira and Gautama Buddha.
