The last Tirthankara of Jainism was _______________.

Tirthankara refers to an enlightened soul who achieves perfection through meditation.

Important Points

• In Jainism, there were twenty-four Tirthankaras.
• Lord Rishabha was the first Tirthankara and Lord Mahavira was the last Tirthankara.
• Mahavira wandered for twelve years to attain perfect knowledge later he was known as Jina(conqueror) and the followers of Mahavira were called Jains.
• In Jainism, there are three jewels- right belief, right knowledge, and right action to achieve salvation.
• Jain monks followed non-violence very strictly and they opposed the caste system.

Additional Information

• As such, there is no Founder of Jainism.
• The scriptures of Jains also do not claim any one person to be the founder.
• They rather claim that this is a religion existing for eternity.
• Jainism declined due to its strict rules of non-violence.
• The farmers found it difficult to maintain because they need to kill weeds and insects in order to produce their crops. hence their harvest was termed as sin.