Vardhamana Mahavira
A. was a great Jainist teacher.
B. was the driving force behind the Charvakas.
C. created the last politically unified state in India before the sixteenth century C.E.
D. eventually became known as "the enlightened one."
E. brought about the end of the caste system.
Answer: A
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