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(viii) Buddhist texts, i.e., Majjim Nikāya, Sāmāgama Sutta, (3.14), Digha Nikāya, Pasādik 1-Sutta (3.6) and Digh Nikāya Paryāya Sutta (3.10) mention the departure of Lord Mahavira and the record obviously infers that the Buddha was living at the time of Mahāvīra's death.
In this way Mahavira era begins from 1703 before Vikram era and we should reconstitude Indian history in that light because it is authenticated by the Puranas and Indian tradition.
--Parmeshwar Solanki
Mahāvīr Jayanti, 2050 V.E. Jaina Vishva-Bhārati Ladnun (India).
