Samanya arth:

• Teerthankar (Tirthankar): Jain dharm ke wo 24 aise Jina hote hain jo apni keval jnana se moksha praapt karte hain aur logon ke liye dharma ka nirmaan karte hain. Inhone srishti-yaatra par ek naya dharma-darshan (tirth) sthapit kiya hota hai, jise logon ko follow karna hota hai. Ve apni prakashita path-drishti (kevala jnana) ke saath aashram banate hain ya tirth (ford) ka nirmaan karte hain.
• Bhagwan: Shabd “Bhagwan” shraddha-poorvak samman ka shabd hai jo kisi atyantin jiv ya Jina ke liye diya jata hai. Iska arth hota hai “blessed one” ya “mahanta wale purush/adhyaatma”. Jain dharm mein Bhagwan shabd ka upyog aksar Tirthankar, Arihant, ya Siddha jaise pavitra, atoot jiv ke liye kiya jata hai.

Mukhya antar:

• Sthiti aur karya: Teerthankar ka vishesh karya hota hai dharm ko sthapit karna aur logo ko tirth par chalna sikhana. Bhagwan kisi bhi atoot, purush ya Jina ke liye samman-suchak shabd hai, jo unki maha-samman ki bhavna dikhata hai.
• Paribhasha ki sviyata: Har Teerthankar ko Bhagwan ki bhav-sehma mil sakti hai (karen to ve Bhagwan hote hain), lekin sabhi Bhagwan ya bhagwan-samman paye log har Teerthankar nahi hote. Bhagwan shabd adhikatar pavitra, sarvagnya ya moksh-praapt atmaya ke liye upyog hota hai.
• Digambar–Shwetambar ki drishti: Dono sampradayon me Teerthankar ki avastha aur unke dwara sthapit tirthon ki mahatva ki samajh same hoti hai. Shwetambar aur Digambar dono me Teerthankar ko “Jina/Tirthankar” ke roop me maana jata hai; “Arihant” ya “Siddha” jaise padon ki vyakhya me thodi si terminological bhinnata ho sakti hai, par mool arth ek hi hai.

Saath me ek-Do udaharan:

• 24 Teerthankar me se har ek ne apne samay par dharma ka palan-darshan diya, logon ko moksha ki or le jaane wale marg dikhaye.
• Bhagwan shabd aise pavitra vyaktiyon ke liye prayog hota hai jinke upar shraddha ki jati hai, chahe ve Teerthankar ho ya nahi.

Aap chaho to main in dono vishayon par Digambar ya Shwetambar ke vishesh arth (arth) ki vyakhya bhi bahut sadharna bhasha me aur saath-sath tittle (original terms) ke saath samjha doon.