Nirgrantha-Jñātīputra

Nirgrantha-Jñātīputra (P. Nigaṇṭha-Nātaputta; T. gcer bu pa gnyen gyi bu; C. Nijiantuo Ruotizi 尼揵陀若提子) (599–527 BCE). The name commonly used in Buddhist texts to refer to the leader of the Jainas. He is also known by his title Mahāvīra (Great Victor).

"In Pāli sources, Nātaputta (as he is usually called) is portrayed as the Buddha’s senior contemporary."

Sources

• Buswell, Robert E.; Lopez, Donald S. (2014), The Princeton Dictionary of Buddhism, Princeton University 

Further reading

• Mahavira, Wikipedia
• gcer bu pa gnyen gyi bu, Christian-Steinert Dictionary