Who attained Kaivalya (i.e., the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain) at the age of 42 ?

A. Rishabhanath

B. Aristhanemia

C. Parsva Natha

D. Vardhamana Mahavira

Answer: Option D

Solution(By Examveda Team)

Becoming an ascetic at the age of 30, Vardhaman Mahavira practised the most rigorous asceticism for the next twelve years. In the thirteenth year, at the age of 42. He attained "Kaivalya" i.e. the supreme knowledge and final deliverance from the bonds of pleasure and pain.