I request that before writing anything which will be read world-wide, you please check the facts. Bhagwaan Mahavir is not a founder of Jainism but rather our suprememost teacher and a reformer of Jainism. Jainism has no concept of God. We believe every soul has the capacity and power to be God like (like Mahavir) provided we get rid of all karmas. Before Mahavir, in this cycle of life, we had 23 such noble and divine people. Mahavir is the 24th, who reformed Jainism and spread the messages of Jainsim to a wider population. Messages such as Non-Violence in not just actions but in mind because violence begins in mind, Forgiveness and Friendship towards ever soul, and walking on the path of Moksha.