Given below are two statements, one labeled as Assertion (A) and the other labeled as Reason (R). **Assertion (A):** Pavapuri is revered as a major Siddha Kshetra (place of liberation) where Vardhamana Mahavira attained Mahaparinirvana. **Reason (R):** Mahavira passed away in the palace of King Hastipal of the Malla republic, which was located at Pavapuri. Select the correct answer from the options given below:

Options:

  • A: Both (A) and (R) are true and (R) is the correct explanation of (A).
  • B: Both (A) and (R) are true, but (R) is not the correct explanation of (A).
  • C: (A) is true, but (R) is false.
  • D: (A) is false, but (R) is true.

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