Jainism is a religion founded in ancient India. Jains trace their history through twenty-four tirthankara and revere Rishabhanatha as the first tirthankara (in the present time-cycle).

2025年1月9日 · Two of these disciples, Indrabhuti Gautama and Sudharman, both of whom survived Mahavira, are regarded as the founders of the historical Jain monastic community, and a third, Jambu, is believed to be the last person of the current age to gain enlightenment. Mahavira is believed to have died at Pavapuri, near modern Patna. Are you a student?

Rishabhdev, believed to have lived over 592.704×10 18 years ago, is considered the traditional founder of Jainism.

Mahavira (born c. 599 bce traditional dating, Kshatriyakundagrama, India—died 527 traditional dating, Pavapuri) was the last of the 24 Tirthankaras (“Ford-makers,” i.e., saviours who promulgated Jainism), and the reformer of the Jain monastic community.

Chandragupta Maurya was a follower of Jainism, and he migrated with Bhadrabahu to the south and spread Jainism. During the early centuries of the Christian Era, Mathura and Ujjain became great centres of Jainism.

2015年3月17日 · Mahavira, the 24th and last Tirthankara to appear in this age, is usually regarded as the founder of the religion, the first signficant marker on Jainism's historical timeline. He is traditionally thought to have lived from 599 to 527 BC, but some scholars believe he was a contemporary of the Buddha in the early 5th century BC.

2020年9月21日 · It originated in Northern India and spread from there to the south, but how it began is unclear. Its founder is often, inaccurately, identified as the sage Vardhamana (better known as Mahavira, l. c. 599-527 BCE), but he is actually only the 24th tirthankara (“ford builder”) of …

3 天之前 · Historically, there is little doubt that Jainism existed before Mahavira. The Yajurveda mentions the names of three Thirthankaras, namely Rishabha or Adinatha , Ajithanatha, and Aristanemi or Neminatha . The Bhagavatha Purana acknowledges Rishabhadeva as …

2024年5月28日 · Rishabhadeva, the first Tirthankar, was the creator of Jainism. There are 24 Tirthankars in the Jain faith. A tirthankar is someone who has already passed the threshold between life and death and who has attained the states of Jina (conqueror), Arhat (capable), and Mahavira (enlightenment).

2020年1月28日 · The Jains believe that their religion is eternal and that Rishabhanatha, the founder of Jainism, lived for 8,400,000 Purva years. Historians believe that the twenty-four Tirthankaras are mythical figures. Different historians have different views on the exact origin of …