Contemporaneity and Chronology of Mahavira and Buddha

Author(s): Nagrajmuni, Mahendramuni
Publisher: Today and Tomorrows Book Agency

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Historian's Date of Buddha's Nirvāņa
It is really suprising that in spite of the extensive research work, that has been carried into the problem of Buddha's date, the historians failed to reach an unanimous decision regarding it. Most of the scholars have put forth a new opinion, and thus, they have elongated the list of these dates. The dates, suggested by the prominent scholars are enlisted here:
Name of the scholars
Mahavira and Buddha
E. J. Thomas and a Japanese Scholar1 Rhys Davids
Max Müller and Jarl Charpentier1 Gen...Cunnigham5 and Diwan Bahadur
Swami Kanna Pilley
Oldenberg' Ferguson
(Date of Buddh's Nirvana in B.C.)
386
412
Dr. Buhler9
Dr. Wheeler, Geiger1o, Dr. Fleet11,
In between 483 & 471
483
1. B.C. La Commemoration Volume, II, pp. 18-22.
2. Buddhism, pp. 212-13.
3. Introduction to Dhammapadda, S.B.E.. Vol. p. X, XII.
4. Indian Antiquary, Vol. XLIII, 1914, pp. 126-133.
477
478
480
481
5. Corpus Inscriptionum. Indicarum, Vol. I, Introduction, p. II.
6. An Indian Ephamenish, part 1, 1922, pp. 471 ff.
7. Introduction to Vinaya Pitaka, S.B.E., Vol. XIII p. 22 and The Religions of India by E.W. Hopkins, p.310.
8. Journal of Royal Asiatic Society. IV, p.81.
9. Indian Antiquary, VI, p. 149, ff. (Also, see, Buddhism in Translation, p. 2).
10. Mahavaṁśa, Geigar's Translation, XXVIII and Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1909, pp. 1-134.
11. Journal of Royal Asiatic Society, 1908, pp. 471 ff.