Jainism Vs Buddhism Differences

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EXAMIVERSE

Founders and Historical Origins

  • Buddhism: Founded by Siddhartha Gautama (“the Buddha”) around the mid-6th century BCE in Magadha (modern Bihar).
  • Jainism: Organized under Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara, living roughly contemporaneously in the same region.