What is the birth place of Vardhamana Mahavir ?

Vardhamana Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism, was born in Kundagrama (also referred to as Kundalagrama), which was a suburb or village located near the city of Vaishali in modern-day Bihar [1][t1][t3]. He was born into a royal Kshatriya family of the Jnatrika (or Naya) clan around 540 BCE or 599 BCE according to different traditions [1][t2]. His father, Siddhartha, was the chief of the clan, and his mother, Trishala, was a Lichchhavi princess [1][t7]. While other options like Kusinara and Rajgriha are significant in ancient Indian history, they are primarily associated with the life of Gautama Buddha; Kusinara is the site of Buddha's Mahaparinirvana, and Rajgriha was a major center for both religions but not Mahavira's birthplace [t5][t8]. Mahavira spent his early life in the Vaishali region before renouncing his worldly life at age 30 [c3][t3].

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1. [1] History , class XI (Tamilnadu state board 2024 ed.) > Chapter 3: Rise of Territorial Kingdoms and New Religious Sects > Life of Mahavira > p. 39