Who was the last Tirathankara of the Jains ?
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Mahavira (6th century bce) was the last Tirthankara to appear. According to tradition, his predecessor, Parshvanatha, lived about 250 years earlier; the other Tirthankaras mentioned in the Jain scriptures cannot be considered historical figures.
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ᴍᴀʜᴀᴠɪʀᴀ
ᴍᴀʜᴀᴠɪʀᴀ (6ᴛʜ ᴄᴇɴᴛᴜʀʏ ʙᴄᴇ) ᴡᴀs ᴛʜᴇ ʟᴀsᴛ ᴛɪʀᴛʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀᴀ ᴛᴏ ᴀᴘᴘᴇᴀʀ. ᴀᴄᴄᴏʀᴅɪɴɢ ᴛᴏ ᴛʀᴀᴅɪᴛɪᴏɴ, ʜɪs ᴘʀᴇᴅᴇᴄᴇssᴏʀ, ᴘᴀʀsʜᴠᴀɴᴀᴛʜᴀ, ʟɪᴠᴇᴅ ᴀʙᴏᴜᴛ 250 ʏᴇᴀʀs ᴇᴀʀʟɪᴇʀ; ᴛʜᴇ ᴏᴛʜᴇʀ ᴛɪʀᴛʜᴀɴᴋᴀʀᴀs ᴍᴇɴᴛɪᴏɴᴇᴅ ɪɴ ᴛʜᴇ ᴊᴀɪɴ sᴄʀɪᴘᴛᴜʀᴇs ᴄᴀɴɴᴏᴛ ʙᴇ ᴄᴏɴsɪᴅᴇʀᴇᴅ ʜɪsᴛᴏʀɪᴄᴀʟ ғɪɢᴜʀᴇs.
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