They include the gender-ambiguous Mallinath, and Rishabha, who was succeeded by a man who taught the five great vows of right conduct, including ahimsa.
One of these individuals received a pair of divine earrings from a merchant, only to see them break. Another of them died in a forest fire, but not before founding the Ikshvaku dynasty, to which most of these figures belong; only two of them are members of the Harivamsa. They are usually depicted in the kayotsarga pose because many of them achieved (*) moksha while in that pose. Because they are free of kashayas, they have unlimited siddhis at their disposal. They include the gender-ambiguous Mallinath, and Rishabha, who was succeeded by a man who taught the five great vows of right conduct, including ahimsa. For 10 points, Mahavira is the last of what twenty-four "ford-makers" who help people achieve enlightenment in Jainism?
One of these individuals received a pair of divine earrings from a merchant, only to see them break.
tirthankaras [or katavul; prompt on ford-makers before mention]