Gautam Swami ke liye Jain paramparā me koi nishchit “chinh / lānchhan” (symbol) nirdhārit nahin hai, jaise 24 Tirthankaron ke hote hain.

1. Lānchhan kis ke hote hain?

• Paramparā se sirf Tirthankaron ke liye vishesh lānchhan (jaise Rishabhdev – bail, Mahavir – sih, Parshvanath – saanp, adi) nirdhārit hain.
• Gandhar (jaise Gautam Swami) ke liye aise lānchhan shāstron me tay nahin milte.

2. Murti / Chitra me Gautam Swami ka rūp

Mandir ya tasveeron me Gautam Swami ko aam taur par is rūp me dikhāyā jātā hai:

• Shaven sir, śānt aur gambhīr chehrā
• Digambar paramparā me – nagn, khadi ya baithī avasthā me
• Shvetāmbara paramparā me – safed vastra me, kabhī-kabhī

- Pustak (āgamon ka gyan) haath me - Rajoharan / pichhī ke sath

• Bhagwān Mahavir ke sabse nikat śishya ke rūp me, aksar Mahavir Bhagwān ke pās baithī/khadī murti.

3. “Symbol” ki jagah kya yaad rakhen?

Gautam Swami ko yaad karte samay dhyān me rakhne layak baatein:

• Ve Mahavir Bhagwān ke pratham Gandhar (mukhya śishya) the.
• Diwali ke din, Mahavir ke nirvāṇ ke turant bād, Gautam Swami ko kevalgyān prāpt hua – isliye unka sambandh gyān aur samyaktva se jodā jātā hai.
• Isliye agar aap “symbol” sochen, to gyān, vinay aur guru-bhakti ko hi unki “pratīk” rūp se samajh sakte hain, lekin ye shāstrīya lānchhan nahin, bas bhāvārth hai.

Sār:

• Gautam Swami ka alag se koi rājkīya / shāstrīya symbol (lānchhan) nahi hai.
• Unki pehchān unke rūp (monk), Mahavir ke mukhya śishya hone aur kevalgyān se hoti hai, na ki kisi khaas chinh se.