Kundagrama

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Kundagrama is an ancient village in present-day Bihar, India, revered as the birthplace of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf ancient settlement
village
associatedDeity Mahavira
associatedWith 24th Tirthankara of Jainism
life of Mahavira
birthplaceOf Mahavira
continent Asia
country India
countrySubdivision Bihar
surface form: State of Bihar
culturalRegion Magadha
surface form: Magadha–Vaishali area
hasNearbySite Vaishali
hasTitle Kundalpur
heritageType cultural heritage site
religious heritage site
historicalPeriod ancient India
locatedIn Bihar
Vaishali district
eastern India
locatedNear Vaishali
surface form: Vaishali (ancient city)
mentionedIn Jain texts about Mahavira
nearbyRiver Ganges Basin
surface form: Ganga basin (regional context)
pilgrimageType Jain tirtha
region present-day Bihar
religion Jainism
religiousSignificanceFor Jains
religiousTradition Jainism
reveredAs birthplace of Mahavira
significance important Jain pilgrimage site
state Bihar
traditionalRegion ancient Vajji / Vaishali region

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Mahavira birthPlace Kundagrama
Trishala associatedPlace Kundagrama
this entity surface form: Kundagrama (near Vaishali, traditional site)