孔子、佛祖和摩诃毗罗（耆那教的先知）都生活在公元前6世纪，尽管他们的工作在后来才慢慢被编纂完成（佛祖的著作在之后的很长时间才编纂完毕）。
Confucius , Buddha , and Mahavira ( the prophet of Jainism ) all lived in the6th century , though their works were compiled later ( in the case of Buddha , much later ) .
摩诃毗罗