Concept

Acharya

Overview

In Indian religions and society, an acharya (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ācārya; Pali: ācariya) is a religious teacher in Hinduism and Buddhism and a spiritual guide to Hindus and Buddhists. The designation has different meanings in Hinduism, Buddhism and secular contexts.

Acharya is sometimes used to address an expert teacher or a scholar in any discipline, e.g.: Bhaskaracharya, the expert mathematician.

Overview adapted from Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0; see the article history for authors).

Philosophers who discussed Acharya

• Haribhadra
• Pujyapada
• Osho
• Akalanka
• Nemichandra
• Prabhācandra

Related ideas

• Dvaita Vedanta
• Ramanuja
• Madhvacharya
• Manusmriti
• Hinduism
• Indian religions
• Vedas
• Japanese language
• Jainism
• Guru
• Chaitanya Mahaprabhu
• Bhakti
• Vishnu
• Doctor of Philosophy
• Sanskrit
• Advaita Vedanta
• Vallabha
• Theravada
• Buddhism
• Pali
• Master of Arts
• International Alphabet of Sanskrit Transliteration
• Chinese language
• Vajrayana

Place in the tradition

Part of Śramaṇa.

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