Bhagwan Rishabhdev (Adinath) ko “nāri-śikṣā ke pravartak” isliye kaha jata hai, kyunki Jain paramparā ke anusar:

• Unhone samājik jeevan ki sabse pehli vyavasthā banāī – kheti, vyāpār, kala, shilp, rājya-vyavasthā adi sikhāye. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Purushon ko 72 kalāen aur striyon ko 64 kalāen sikhāne ka varnan miltā hai. ( jainknowledge.com)
• Unki do prasiddh putriyan Brahmi aur Sundari hain:

- Brahmi ko unhone lipi/lekhan (Brahmi script) sikhāyā - Sundari ko ank‑vidyā / ganit sikhāyā Isse patā chaltā hai ki mahilāon ko bhi likhna, padhna, ganit adi shikshā dene ki paramparā Rishabhdev se hi shuru mānī jātī hai. ( jainknowledge.com)

Is arth mein Bhagwan Rishabhdev ko

• Yugādidev (yug ke pratham āchārya),
• Ādināth (sabse pehle nāth),

aur nārī-purush dono ki shikshā ke pravartak kaha jātā hai.

Āp chahein to unke 72 aur 64 kalāon ke vishay mein aur vistār se Jain drishtikon yahan dekh sakte hain: