Acharya (title)
Acharya ( Sanskrit आचार्य ācārya m. , Pali Acariya ) is a title for a religious teacher ( Guru ), who are by his own behavior an example. Acharya has different meanings in Hinduism , Buddhism and Jainism .
In Hinduism, ācārya denotes a spiritual teacher who introduces the student to the Vedas . The term is also used for scribes and can be added directly to the name, like Shankaracarya ( Śaṅkarācārya ) for Shankara .
In Buddhism, ācariya denotes the spiritual teacher who introduces the student or novice to the Dhamma . In contrast, the upajjhāya / upajjhāyaka instructs the disciple in Vinaya (the rules of the order ).
The chief spiritual teacher of the Buddhist order Arya Maitreya Mandala bears the title Acharya.
literature
- Acarya . In: John T. Platts: A dictionary of Urdu, classical Hindi, and English . WH Allen & Co, London 1884
Individual evidence
- ↑ The Mandalacarya . Arya Maitreya Mandala