Talk:Mahavira

Infobox picture
Wouldn't it make more sense to have as the main infobox picture a photo of a temple statue of Mahavira? It would be more representative of the subject, since the statues/icons as per John E Cort (and many others) are supposed to represent the transhuman perfection of the liberated Tirthankaras. Closer at hand for the purposes of Wikipedia, it would also be the most familiar image of Mahavira: or at least more familiar than the present one. Even a painted image of Mahavira in either padmasana or karyotsarga (the standing pose) would be more representative than the current image, which strikes me as an obscure, strange choice. 103.211.18.45 (talk) 21:59, 9 August 2023 (UTC)

Founder of Jainism
"Mahavira is erroneously called the founder of Jainism, but Jains believe that the 23 previous tirthankaras also espoused it." - This belief does nothing to inform the reader whether or not historically speaking, Mahavira was the founder of the religion. Setting Jain tradition, literature, cosmogony, and theology aside, do historians generally hold that Mahavira founded Jainism? If so, I believe this should be included in the lead. Chronikhiles (talk) 12:27, 6 October 2023 (UTC)