Jain dharm ke anusar, Aadinath Bhagwan ko pratham Tirthankar maana jaata hai. Unka asli naam Rishabhdev hai. Jain dharm ke shastraon ke anusar, Aadinath Bhagwan sabse pracheen Tirthankar hain, aur unka ullekh Aadi kaal se hota aaya hai. Jain granthon ke anusaar, Vishnu Bhagwan Hindu dharm ke devta hain, jabki Aadinath Bhagwan Jain dharm ke pratham Tirthankar hain. Dono ki paramparaen alag hain.

Jain dharm ke drishtikon se, Aadinath Bhagwan Vishnu Bhagwan se bhi purane hain, kyunki unka ullekh Jain shastraon me srishti ke aarambh se maana jaata hai.