• He was not one of the 24 tirthankaras

  • He was the first tirthankara and the founder of Jainism

  • He was the 23rd tirthankara, the first 22 tirthankaras being considered legendary

  • He was the last and 24th tirthankara, who was not considered as the founder of the new faith but as a reformer of the existing religious sect


He was the last and 24th tirthankara, who was not considered as the founder of the new faith but as a reformer of the existing religious sect