Multiple choice

What was Mahavira's name before enlightenment?

  1. Vardhamana

  2. Anshumana

  3. Sudhakar

  4. Somdutta

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Explanation

Vardhamana was Mahavira's birth name before he attained enlightenment and became the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. The name Vardhamana means 'one who grows' or 'one who increases'. He was born into a royal family in what is now Bihar.