• Adinath Bhagwan and Rishabdev are not two different persons. Adinath (Ādinātha) is another name for Rishabhanatha (Rishabhadeva), the 1st Tirthankara of Jainism. In short: Adinath = Rishabhanatha. The term Bhagwan is an honorific title used for Tirthankaras.

• Key points you can remember:

- Names: Ādinātha, Rishabhanatha, Rishabhadeva, Nabheya are all used for the same great Tirthankara in different texts and traditions. - Role: He is considered the founder of the Jain spiritual order (established the fourfold sangha) and the first teacher who set forth the path of right faith, right knowledge, and right conduct. - Life focus: Renounced worldly life after a long period of penance, preached across countless beings, and eventually attained kevalajñāna (omniscience) before moksha. - Traditions differ on some details (such as cosmology, hair practices at initiation, and minor biographical details), but the core who he is remains the same.

• If you’d like, you can read a concise Jain-focused account here: