Explanation:

The word tirthankara signifies the founder of a tirtha, which is a fordable passage across the sea of interminable births and deaths, the sa?sara. According to Jains, a tirthankara is an individual who has conquered the sa?sara, the cycle of death and rebirth, on their own, and made a path for others to follow. After understanding the true nature of the self or soul, the Tirtha?kara attains Kevala Jnana (omniscience). The first Tirthankara founded Jainism. Tirthankara provides a bridge for others to follow the new teacher from sa?sara to moksha (liberation). last one in the order of Jain Tirthankara was Mahavira and the symbol were Lion.