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Ācārya

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of World Religions | 1997 | | Copyright

Ācārya (Skt., ‘one who knows or teaches the ācāra, the rules of right conduct’).
1. The title ācārya is primarily applied to a Hindu teacher who invests the student with the sacrificial thread (vajñopavīta) and instructs him in the vedas and the religious law (dharma). By extension it is applied to a spiritual preceptor, or to anyone learned in the Hindu tradition. This title is frequently affixed directly to the proper name, e.g. Śaṅkarācārya.

2. In particular, a group of Tamil Vaiṣṇava teachers regarding the Āḻvārs as incarnations of Viṣṇu's instruments/weapons. The first was Nāthamuni (9th cent. CE).

3. In Buddhism Pāli, ācāriya), teacher of the dhamma, in contrast to upāydhyāya, who taught discipline and the rules.

4. Among Jains, the ācārya holds a vital place in teaching and in the transmission of lineage (for an example, see BHIKṢU, ĀCĀRYA).

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ācārya

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

ācārya (Skt.). A teacher or religious preceptor. In later Buddhism the term comes to be associated particularly with teachers of tantra. See also ajahn.

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Acarya

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Acarya see Bhaskara .

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