Vardhamana Mahavira was born at Kundagrama near Vaishali in Bihar. His father, Siddharth was the head of "Jantrika clan" of Kshatriyas. His mother, Trishala belonged to Lichchhavi tribe. After getting true knowledge, he came to be known as the master of "Kevalajana". He was 24th Tirthankara of Jain religion. He died at Pawapuri in Bihar.