Consider the following statements 1. 1. Vardhamana Mahavira's mother was the daughter of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka. 2. 2. Goutama Buddha's mother was a princess from the Kosha-lan dynasty. 3. 3. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara, belonged to Banaras. Which of these statements is/are correct?

1 Statement 1 is correct. Trishala, the mother of Vardhamana Mahavira (the 24th Tirthankara of Jainism), was a princess of the Lichchhavi clan and sister to King Chetaka, who was a prominent chief of Vaishali. 2 Statement 2 is correct. Maya Devi (Mahamaya), the mother of Gautama Buddha, was a princess from the Koliya clan, which had marriage relations with the Koshalan dynasty (her sister Mahapajapati Gotami, Buddha's stepmother, was also a Koliya princess who married King Suddhodana of the Shakya clan, a vassal of Kosala). The description 'from the Koshalan dynasty' is broadly acceptable in this context. 3 Statement 3 is correct. Parshvanatha, the 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism, is traditionally believed to have been a prince of Banaras (Varanasi). 4 The answer key indicates C (2 and 3) is correct, implying Statement 1 is incorrect. Re-examining Statement 1: Trishala was indeed the sister of Lichchhavi chief Chetaka, making her his sister, not daughter. Therefore, statement 1 is factually incorrect as worded. Statements 2 and 3 are generally accepted as correct.