Q. Who is the real founder of Jainism?
Answer:
Rishabhanatha
Notes: Lord Rishabhdev is the first Tirthankara of Jainism. Tirthankara means one who creates a pilgrimage. Those who create a pilgrimage from the world ocean (the cycle of birth and death) to salvation are called Tirthankaras. Rishabhdev Ji is also called Adinath. Lord Rishabhdev is the first Tirthankara of the present Avarspini period.