{"slug": "mahavira", "label": "Mahavira", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mahavira", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q9422", "qid": "Q9422", "description": "Indian religious leader", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [-606, -453], "span_label": ["607 BCE", "454 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Religion & Belief", "count": 3}, {"title": "Births", "count": 2}, {"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 1}, {"title": "Crime & Justice", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "jainism", "label": "Jainism", "shared": 3}], "items": [{"year": -606, "year_label": "607 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Approximate date – Sudharmaswami, fifth ganadhara of Mahavira (died 506 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1371468419#Births", "title": "607 BC", "revid": 1371468419, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -599, "year_label": "600 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Lord Mahavir, the last and 24th Tirthankar, of the ancient Indian religion, Jainism was born.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1372139014#India", "title": "600 BC", "revid": 1372139014, "section": "Events › By place › India"}}, {"year": -598, "year_label": "599 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "599 BC—Birth of Mahavira, the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism (died 527 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1368102206#Births", "title": "590s BC", "revid": 1368102206, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -568, "year_label": "569 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "569 BC—The 24th Jain Tirthankara, Mahavira, takes Diksha.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129122#Events_and_trends", "title": "560s BC", "revid": 1350129122, "section": "Events and trends"}}, {"year": -565, "year_label": "566 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "Vardhamana attained True Knowledge and became Mahavira.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1350129129#India", "title": "566 BC", "revid": 1350129129, "section": "Events › By place › India"}}, {"year": -526, "year_label": "527 BCE", "section": "Religion & Belief", "date": null, "text": "527 BC—Jain Tirthankara Mahavira attains Moksha, according to the Swetambara Tradition.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1365042826#Events", "title": "520s BC", "revid": 1365042826, "section": "Events"}}, {"year": -453, "year_label": "454 BCE", "section": "Crime & Justice", "date": null, "text": "Mahavira attains Kevala Jnana at the age of 43, according to the Śvetāmbara branch of Jain philosophy.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1302076125#India", "title": "454 BC", "revid": 1302076125, "section": "Events › By place › India"}}]}