The Cambridge History of India, Vol. I: Ancient India v1.c18.20

v1.c18.20

Nothing is known about the followers of Pārçva until the time of the appearance of the last prophet of the Jains, Mahāvīra. As he is not only the most famous propagator of the Jain religion, but also after Buddha the best known of the non-Brāhman teachers of ancient India, we shall have to dwell a little longer upon the records of his life, and in the first place we must examine such chronological data as exist for the determination of his period.