Ganadhara / Ganadharas
शाब्दिक अर्थ (Shabdartha)
Leader of a group
व्युत्पत्ति एवं धातु मूल (Vyutpatti)
Sanskrit 'gana' (group, assembly) + 'dhara' (holder, leader).
आध्यात्मिक भावार्थ व संदर्भ
Each Tirthankara appoints senior disciples as Ganadharas to organize and carry the teaching onward to the wider fourfold community of monks, nuns, laymen, and laywomen.