prachin lakṣhaṇa-gaan ya lanchhan nām se paricita hain. inhe Tīrthankaraon ki pahchān ke liye rastriya chihn ke roop me dekha jata hai. har Tīrthankara ka apna ek vishesh lanchhan hota hai, jo unke jeevan-gyan, guno ya kahani se juda hota. Digambar aur Śvetāmbara paramparāon me kuch lanchhanon ki chhoti-moti bhinnataen hoti hain, par mukhya arth aur tārth saman hota hai.

• Rishabhanatha (Adinath) — Bull; Ajitnath — Elephant; Sambhavanath — Horse; Abhinandananath — Monkey; Sumatinath — goose/heron (Śvetāmbara: heron; Digambara: goose); Padmaprabhā — Lotus; Suparśvanath — Swastika; Chandraprabhā — Moon; Pushpadanta/Suvidhinath — Crocodile; Shitalanath — Kalpavṛkṣha (Śvetāmbara me srīvatsa bhi milta hai); Shreyānṣanath — Rhinoceros; Vasupujya — Buffalo; Vimalanathā — Boar; Anantanathā — falcon (Digambara); porcupine (Śvetāmbara me bhi kuch sthalon par milta hai); Dharmanath — Vajra; Shantinath — Deer; Kunthunath — Goat; Aranath — Fish; Mallinath — Kalāśa (pot); Munisuvratnath — Tortoise; Naminath — Blue Lotus; Neminath — Shankha; Parshvanath — Serpent; Mahavira — Lion. In lanchhan ki suchi me kuch vivadan Digambar/Śvetāmbara ke adhar par alag ho sakte hain, par pramukh drishti se yeh sab 24 Tīrthankaron ki pehchaan ke liye upyogi hain. You can read more here

• Lanchhan ka arth (artha): yeh chihn humein yaad dilate hain ki kis Tirthankara ki baat ho rahi hai, uske vyavahar, daya, niyamathar, aur mokṣa ki or marg-darshan kis roop me aata hai. chinhon ke madhyam se bhakt apni prarthana aur smaran ko sushkriya bana sakte hain.

• Thodi si jaankari ke taur par:

- Sumatinath ke lanchhan me gos ya heron ki jaga, Śvetāmbara me heron, Digambar me goose ke roop me milta hai. - Anantanathā ki lanchhan me Digambar me falcon hota hai, Śvetāmbara me kai sthalon par porcupine ya falcon ki bhi baat milti hai. - Shitalanath ki lanchhan par Śvetāmbara me Srīvatsa (knot) ya Kalpavṛkṣha ka chihn milta hai. - Aranath ki lanchhan fish (matsya) ya kuch paramparāon me alag symbol.

• Vishesh sanket: prachin kala aur chitr-śāstra me in lanchhanon ki upasthiti se hi Tīrthankaron ki pehchaan hoti rahi hai, aur mandiron/ayāgapata par in emblem ko dhyan se dekha jata hai.

• Adhik jaankari ke liye:

- 24 Tirthankaras ke symbols ki suchi aur vyakhya yahan mil sakti hai, jisme kuch bhinnataon ki jankari bhi di gayi hai. You can read more here - Lanchhan ke mahatva aur vyakhya par chhoti explanation yahan mil sakti hai. You can read more here

Note: agar aap chahen to main kisi vishesh Tirthankara ki lanchhan ki vyakhya ko alag-alag Digambara aur Śvetāmbara paristhiti ke hisaab se aur adhik spasht roop se samjha sakta/ sakti hoon.