Here is a simple list of Jain terms and phrases related to Gautam (Indrabhuti) Swami, the chief disciple of Bhagwan Mahavira:

Names and epithets

• Indrabhūti Gautama (Gotama)
• Gautam Swami / Gautama Ganadhara
• Āgama-kevalī (Shrutakevalī; master of scriptures)
• Pratham Gaṇadhara (chief disciple)

Role and relationships

• Gaṇadhara (chief disciple of a Tirthankara)
• Śrāvaka-śikṣaka (guide/teacher of lay followers)
• Āchārya (preceptor; revered teacher)
• Guru of eleven Gaṇadharas (as their leader under Mahavira)

Key life events (as told in tradition)

• Darśana of Mahavira (first meeting and surrender of pride)
• Kevalajñāna (omniscience) of Gautam
• Nirvāṇa of Mahavira and contemporaneous events
• Saṃyama (acceptance of monastic vows)
• Pratikramaṇa and Vinaya (humility and repentance episodes)

Doctrinal and spiritual terms linked with him

• Kevalajñāna (omniscience)
• Śruta-jñāna (scriptural knowledge)
• Samyaktva (right faith)
• Vinaya (reverence/humility)
• Aparigraha (non-possessiveness)
• Anukampā (compassion)
• Kṣamā (forgiveness)

Scripture and teaching context

• Āgamas (canonical texts)
• Upadeśa (discourses)
• Samavaśaraṇa (Tirthankara’s divine assembly)
• Pariṣad (teaching assembly)
• Paryuṣaṇa (holy period of study, penance)
• Pravacana (sermon)
• Ācāra (conduct)

Places and occasions often mentioned with him

• Pāvāpurī (place of Mahavira’s nirvāṇa)
• Rājagṛha/Rājgir
• Kuṇḍagāma/Kuṇḍapura (region tied to Mahavira’s life)
• Dīpāvalī/Diwali (linked with Mahavira’s nirvāṇa and Gautam’s kevalajñāna in Śvetāmbara tradition)

Associated persons

• Bhagwan Mahavira (24th Tirthankara)
• Other Gaṇadharas (e.g., Agnibhūti, Vāyubhūti—his brothers in some narratives)
• Indra (Śakra) in episodes of praise and honor

Virtues and ideals exemplified by Gautam Swami

• Tyāga (renunciation)
• Saṃyama (self-restraint)
• Viveka (discrimination/wisdom)
• Maitrī (friendliness)
• Ahiṃsā (non-violence)

Stotra/stavan and remembrance

• Gautam Swami Stavan (devotional hymns praising his humility and wisdom)
• Vinaya-bhāva (attitude of reverence shown towards him in prayers)

Notes on traditions

• Śvetāmbara tradition: Gautam Swami is said to have attained kevalajñāna on the night of Mahavira’s nirvāṇa (Diwali).
• Digambara tradition: accepts Gautam (Indrabhūti) as chief gaṇadhara; narrative details vary on timing and descriptions of events, but his status as foremost disciple and exemplar of scriptural mastery is common to both.

These words and phrases will help you recognize stories, teachings, and practices connected with Gautam Swami in Jain Dharma.