Did Buddha comment on existence of other contemporary buddhas?
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MN 115 states there can only be one Buddha (sammāsambuddhā) in a world system. Gotama is the only Buddha since the Enlightenment. All other fully enlightened beings are Arahant disciples.
He understands: 'It is impossible, it cannot happen that two Accomplished Ones (arahanto), Fully Enlightened Ones (sammāsambuddhā), could arise contemporaneously in one world-system - there is no such possibility.'And he understands: 'It is possible that one Accomplished One, a Fully Enlightened One, might arise in one world-system - there is such a possibility.'
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were there other people or beings that had achieved that and were contemporary to buddha
Cessation: yes, many; the first Council was composed of 500 Arahants, for example. Perfect Buddhahood? No.
Using Pali terms because I'm more familiar with them, but I think the same applies to the Mahayana: an Arahant isn't necessarily a Buddha, and a Paccekabuddha is also fully awakened (or cut off, depending on which terminology you like), but not a Buddha in the Sammasambuddha (perfectly awakened) sense (see these answers).
On Mahavira specifically, see this answer and the links there for more information. I don't have a sutta reference handy but I seem to remember Jains being implicitly grouped among those with wrong views, somewhere.
As for the origin of Maitreya's prediction, dating early texts is inexact, but I believe Metteyya is listed in the Buddhavamsa. He's much more prominent in Mahayana sutras though (and I don't know as much about those).
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