Acharya
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In
Acharya is sometimes used to address an expert teacher or a scholar in any discipline, e.g.:
Etymology
The Sanskrit phrase Acharam Grahayati Acharam Dadati Iti Va means Acharya (or teacher) is the one who teaches good conduct to one's students.[2][3] A female teacher is called an achāryā, and a male teacher's wife is called an achāryāni [4]
In Hinduism
In Hinduism, an acharya is a formal title of a teacher or guru, who has attained a degree in Veda and Vedanga.[5][full citation needed]
Prominent acharyas in the Hindu tradition are as given below :
- Adi Sankaracharya[6]
- Ramanujacharya[7]
- Madhvacharya[8]
- Nimbarkacharya[9][citation needed]
- Vallabhacharya
- Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
- Acharya Sandipani
Buddhism
In Buddhism, an ācārya (Pali: ācariya) is a senior teacher or master. In Theravada it is sometimes used as a title of address for Buddhist monks who have passed ten vassas. In Thai, the term is ajahn, and in Japanese it is ajari.
In Vajrayana Buddhism, tantric masters are known as vajrācāryas (Tibetan: dorje lopön; Jp. "kongō ajari" 金剛阿闍梨).
In Jainism
In Jainism, an acharya is the highest leader of a Jain order. Acharya is one of the Pañca-Parameṣṭhi (five supreme beings) and thus worthy of worship. They are the final authority in the monastic order and has the authority to ordain new monks and nuns. They are also authorized to consecrate new idols, although this authority is sometimes delegated to scholars designated by them.
An acharya, like any other Jain monk, is expected to wander except for the
In scientific/mathematical scholarship
- Bhaskaracharya
- Mahaviracharya
- Bhaskaracharya I
Acharya (degree)
In Sanskrit institutions, acharya is a post-graduate degree.[10]
See also
References
- ^ Platts, John T. (1884). A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English. London: W. H. Allen & Co. Archived from the original on 7 July 2012.
- ISBN 978-93-5321-685-6.
The role of Guru or Acharya was also very significant in this traditional education system. The word 'Acharya' can be derived as 'Acharam Grahayati Acharam Dadati Iti Va'. It means- Acharya or teacher is that who teaches good behavior to his pupils
- ISBN 978-81-7156-599-3.
- ISBN 978-81-7533-083-2.
- ISBN 8171565999.
- Krishn.
- dvaita vad. His primary teaching is that "the only goal of a soul is to selflessly and wholeheartedly love and surrender to God" Source: [1]
- ^ His writings say that Radha Krishna are the supreme form of God.
- ^ "Nandan Mishra vs University Of Delhi & Ors on 12 May, 2015". indiankanoon.org. Retrieved 18 September 2017.