WORLD RELIGIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -Mahavira (6th century bce) was the last Tirthankara to appear. According to tradition, his predecessor, Parshvanatha, lived about 250 years earlier; the other Tirthankaras mentioned in the Jain scriptures cannot be considered historical figures.

Detailed explanation-2: -Vardhamana Mahavira was the last tirthankara of the Jains. He was the 24th tirthankara who crossed the stream of reality.

Detailed explanation-3: -Vardhamana Mahavira, the last Tirthankara was the founder of Jainism.