Who was the founder of Jainism in India?
A
Gautama
B
Mahavira
C
Chandra Gupta
D
Ashoka
Correct Answer: Mahavira
Jains revere him as the twenty-fourth and last tirthankara of present cosmic age. Though, Mahavira is sometimes mistakenly regarded as the founder, he appears in the tradition as one who, from the beginning, had followed a religion established long ago.