Question

The founder of Jainism was ____.
A Rishabhadev
B Neminath
C Parsvanatha
D Vardhaman Mahavir

Answer 1

Hint:
1.Jainism is a very old religion in which there are many principles. They have their own set of teachings and principles.
2. Jainism can also be a part of hinduism.There are many beliefs in Jainism that are similar to Hinduism.
3 Jainism has 24 leaders, they have given the correct path to Jains, all of them showed the right path. They all were the pioneers of Jainism.

Complete answer:
1. The first Tīrtha-kara of Jainism and the creator of the dynasty of Ikshvaku, Rishabhadeva, abha or Ikshvaku is the first Tīrtha-kara of Jainism and the founder of the dynasty of Ikshvaku.

2. In the modern half-cycle of time in Jain cosmology, he was the first of twenty-four teachers and named a 'ford maker' because his teachings helped one across the sea of endless rebirths and deaths.

3. There is a substantial overlap between Jain and Hindu Vaishnava practises in western parts of India. According to John E. Cort and other scholars, with both religions following the sacred figures of each
 other.

4. So, Rishabhadev is the founder of the old religion called Jainism.

Option A is the correct answer because Rishbhadev was the one who was the founder of Jainism.

Option B. is not the correct answer because the twenty second tirthankara (fordmaker) in Jainism is Neminatha, one of the twenty four tirthankaras among the Jains who attract the most devotional worship. But he was not the founder.

Option C is not the correct answer because he was a propagator and not the founder. He was the earliest representative of the theory of Karma in recorded history.

Option D is the wrong answer because he was not the founder of Jainism.

Therefore, the correct answer is A

Note:
1. In2015, Christians were the world's largest religious community, making up nearly a third (31 percent) of the 7.3 billion people on Earth.
2. Muslims were second, with 1.8 billion people, or 24% of the world's population, led by religious "nones" (16%), Hindus (15%) and Buddhists (15%).
3. Religions like sikhism , jainism are only followed by some indians.