Question

One of these figures was born because a king had snuck away from his six friends to do extra penance; that one of these figures later made a statue filled with rotten food to convince six kings not to marry her. Black or blue statues commemorate one of these figures who refused to marry after hearing animals cry at being slaughtered right before his wedding. These figures are large and have long life spans when produced near the beginning of (*) avasarpini, but those traits decrease over time. (10[1])Nemi is one of these people, whose ranks also include Parshva and the son of Trishala. Whether one of these figures named Mallinatha (“muh-lee-NAH-tuh”) was male or female is a point of contention between the Svetambara (“shway-TUHM-buh-ruh”) and Digambara sects. (-5[1])For 10 points, name this group of 24 Jain figures (10[1])that includes Mahavira. (0[1])■END■

ANSWER: tirthankaras [accept ford-makers; prompt on jinas or arihants or kevalins]
<Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Mythology- Edited>
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