RELIGIONS
JAINISM
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Gandhi
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Mahavira
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Martin Luther King Jr.
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Ahimsa
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Detailed explanation-1: -Rishabhadeva is considered as the first real founder of Jainism. He is the first Tirthankara in Jainism and is also said to have live million years ago.
Detailed explanation-2: -Jains believe that their tradition does not have a historical founder. The first Jain figure for whom there is reasonable historical evidence is Parshvanatha (or Parshva), a renunciant teacher who may have lived in the 7th century bce and founded a community based upon the abandonment of worldly concerns.
Detailed explanation-3: -Jainism was founded by Lord Mahavira. He was 24th Jain Tirthankara. He is also known as Vardhamana. He was the son of King Siddhartha and Queen Trishala.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rishabhanatha is said to be the founder of Jainism of the present Avsarpini (a time cycle) by the different Jain sub-traditions. Jain chronology places Rishabhanatha in historical terms, as someone who lived millions of years ago.