| 1. Rishabha, the first Tirthankaras, was the founder of Jainism. |
| 2. There were 24 Tirthankaras. |
| 3. The 24th and the last Tirthankaras was Vardhamana Mahavira. He was born at Kundagram near Vaishali of Bihar in 599 BC. |
| 4. Mahavira was born to King Siddharth and Queen Trishala who was sister of a Lichchhavi prince Chetaka of Vaisali whose daughter was wedded to Bimbisara of Magadha. |
| 5. Mahavira belonged to the Jnatrika Kshatriya clan. |
| 6. Mahavira was married to Yashoda and had a daughter named Priyadarsena. |
| 7. At the age of 30 he left his home in pursuit of spiritual awakening (Diksha). |
| 8. In the 13th year of his asceticism he attained enlightenment/supreme knowledge i.e. Kaivalya on the bank of river Rijupalika. |
| 9. Mahavira gave his first sermon at Vipulachala mountain at Rajgriha. His first sermon is called Divya Dhwani. |
| 10. He died at Pava near Patna in 527 BC. |
| 11. The two main sects of Jainism was Shwetambar and Digambar. |
| 12. Religious book of Jainism is Agam in Pali language. |
| 13. The Kalpa Sutra is a Jain text containing the biographies of the Jain Tirthankaras, mainly Parshvanath and Mahavira. |
| 14. Parsavanath was the 23rd Tirthankara. |
| 15. First disciple of Mahavira was Jamali. |
