Acharya

The Sanskrit phrase ācāraṁ grahāyati ācāraṁ dadāti iti vā means Acharya (or teacher) is the one who teaches good conduct to one's students. A female teacher is called an achāryā, and a male teacher's wife is called an achāryāni ==In Hinduism==

The term Acharya has numerous definitions. Hinduism frequently uses the terms "acharya" and "guru" interchangeably. According to the Dharma Shastras, acharya is the one who imparts knowledge of the entire Veda to a student and performs upanayana sanskar. '''Other authors' definitions:''' • Ramanujacharya • Madhvacharya • Nimbarkacharya • 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. In Vajrayana Buddhism, tantric masters are known as vajrācāryas (Tibetan: dorje lopön; Chinese: 金剛阿闍梨, pinyin: jīngāng āshélí, romanji. kongō ajari). In Chinese Buddhism, this term is also sometimes alternatively translated as jingang shangshi (Chinese: 金剛上師; pinyin: Jīngāng Shàngshī, lit: "Vajra Superior Master") in the context of certain rituals. ==In Jainism==

, author of Jain texts like Pancastikayasara, Niyamasara 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 have the authority to ordain new monks and nuns. They also have the authority to consecrate new idols, though they occasionally appoint scholars to carry out this duty. An acharya, like any other Jain monk, is expected to wander except for the Chaturmas. Bhaṭṭārakas, who head institutions, are technically junior monks, and thus permitted to stay in the same place. ==In scientific/mathematical scholarship==

• Bhaskaracharya • Mahaviracharya • Bhaskaracharya I ==Academic degree==

In Sanskrit institutions, acharya is a post-graduate degree equivalent to Master of Arts in the Anglophone world. The equivalent of a PhD is vidyāvāridhi. ==References==