Q16
History of IndiaMahajanapadas, Buddhism & Jainism
The twenty third Tirthankara was
- a.Parshvanath
- b.Vardhaman Mahavira
- c.Gautam Buddha
- d.Ajatasatru
Answer: (A) Parshvanath
Parshvanatha was the 23rd Jain Tirthankara; he taught four vows, to which Mahavira added the fifth, brahmacharya. Vardhamana Mahavira was the 24th and last Tirthankara, and Rishabhanatha was the first. Gautama Buddha founded Buddhism, not Jainism. Ajatashatru was a Haryanka king of Magadha, not a religious teacher.