Original sentence: Buddhism was founded by Gautama Siddhartha, and Jainism is often said to have been founded by Mahavira, who is said to be the last in a long line of 24 enlightened beings.However, now the scholars hold that Parsva, the 23rd Tirthankara, (9th Century BCE) to be a historical person and that Mahavira rather than being a “founder” per se was, rather, simply a primary spokesman for much older tradition.Jainism and Buddhism are continuation of the sramana stream of thought
Edited sentence: Buddhism was founded by Gautama Siddhartha, and Jainism is largely said to have been founded by Mahavira, who is said to be the last in a long line of 24 enlightened beings.Jainism and Buddhism were the by-products of the sramana stream of thought