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Vaishali in Bihar is related to which of the following?

  1. Birth place of Lord Buddha

  2. Birth place of Ashoka

  3. Birth place of lord Mahavira

  4. None of these

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Explanation

Vaishali in Bihar is historically significant as the birthplace of Lord Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism. It was also the venue of the second Buddhist Council. Buddha was born in Lumbini (Nepal), and Ashoka was born in Pataliputra (modern Patna), not Vaishali.

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