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Jainism - The founder of the story was Parampreet Kare Rishibhadeva. The 23rd Tirthankara of Jainism was Parshwanath. Mahavir Swami was the 24th and last Tirthankara.

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Biography of Mahavir Swami

birth 540 BC
Place of Birth In Kundagram near Vaishali
Childhood Name crescent
father Siddharth
mother trisala
wife Yashoda
Father Priyadarshini
Retirement At the age of 30
Acquisition of Knowledge After 12 years of rigorous penance, Mahavira came to be known only by the names Jin, Arhat, etc.
Jain Sangh Establishment in Pawapuri

The three jewels of Jainism are Right Knowledge, Right Philosophy, Right Conduct. Truth is non-possessiveness, and brahmanacharya. In this the first four have been added by Parshvanath and the last by Mahavira. Most of the texts of Jainism are written in natural language. After the death of Mahavir Swami, the first president of the Jain Sangh was Sudharman. He had adopted Jainism in the last days of his life..