Did Lord Mahavira and Gautam Buddha ever meet?

Let me answer this for you: Jain theory: According to Jainism, there happens to be a chain of 24 Tirthankars (perfected beings) that occurs at the end of one of the two eternal cycles. In the current cycle, Lord Aadinath was the first Tirthankar a... read more

Gautam Buddha and Lord Mahavira never met. Buddha was born before Mahavira and preached"Madhyam Marg" after he could not follow the strict practices of Jainism. He took Digambara Diksha initially but put on a robe later and preached that one need not practice extreme practices to gain omniscience. read more

Of the 24, the last two – Parshvanatha and Mahavira – are generally accepted as historical persons, with the 23rd Tirthankara pre-dating the Buddha and the Mahavira by probably some 250 years. Buddhists believe Gautama Buddha, the historical buddha, rediscovered the long forgotten dharma around the 5th century BCE, and began to teach it again. read more

Was there any chance that Bhuddha and Mahavira met each other is the question posted for the answer. we will discuss now.Mahavira was born in 599 B.C. He lived for 72 years. He abandoned home in 569 B.C. read more