“Gandhar” (या “Ganadhar”) Jain dharm mein kya hota hai, use bahut simple shabdon mein:

1. Gandhar kaun hote hain?

• Har Tirthankar ke mukhya shishya (chief disciple) ko Gandhar kehte hain.
• “Gana” = samuh / sangh, “dhar” = dharan karne wale, matlab:

jo Tirthankar ke sadhu-samuha ke neta hote hain.

2. Unka kaam kya hota hai?

• Jab Tirthankar keval‑jnan paake divya‑deshna (pravachan) dete hain, to vo bahut gahri hoti hai.
• Gandhar us deshna ko poori tarah samajh kar:

- use sadhu–sadhvi, shravak–shravika ko samjhate hain, - shastra / Agam ka roop dete hain, - sangh ka sanchalan (vyavastha) sambhalte hain.

3. Tirthankar aur Gandhar

• Har Tirthankar ke Gandhar hote hain, jo unke mukhya shishya hote hain.
• Bhagwan Mahavir ke 11 Gandhar the, jinmein sabse prasiddh Gautam Swami hain.

4. Digambar – Shwetambar

• Dono paramparaon mein Gandhar ka arth ek hi hai – Tirthankar ke pradhan shishya.
• Kuch naamon ki spelling / ginti ke chhote antar ho sakte hain, par mool siddhant same hai.

Aur adhik padhne ke liye yahan dekh sakte hain: “What is Gandhar Bhagvant”