Q. Consider the following statements

1. The Jains believed that Mahavira had twenty-three predecessors.
2. Parshvanatha was twenty-third Tirthankara.
3. Rishava was immediate successor of Mahavira.
Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

• (A) Only 2
• (B) Only 3
• (C) 1 and 2
• (D) 2 and 3