Acariya, Ācariya, Ācārīya: 5 definitions
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Acariya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Achariya.
In Buddhism
Theravada (major branch of Buddhism)
Source: Buddhist Information: A Survey of Paramattha DhammasAcharn in Thai means teacher. The Pali term is achariya.
Theravāda is a major branch of Buddhism having the the Pali canon (tipitaka) as their canonical literature, which includes the vinaya-pitaka (monastic rules), the sutta-pitaka (Buddhist sermons) and the abhidhamma-pitaka (philosophy and psychology).
Languages of India and abroad
Pali-English dictionary
Source: BuddhaSasana: Concise Pali-English Dictionaryācariya : (m.) teacher.
Source: Sutta: The Pali Text Society's Pali-English DictionaryĀcariya, (fr. ā + car) a teacher (almost syn. with upajjhāya) Vin.I, 60, 61, 119 (°upajjhāya); II, 231; IV, 130 (gaṇo vā ācariyo a meeting of the bhikkhus or a single teacher, cp. f. ācarinī); D.I, 103, 116 (gaṇ°) 238 (sattamâcariyamahāyuga seventh age of great teachers); III, 189 sq.; M.III, 115; S.I, 68 (gaṇ°), 177; IV, 176 (yogg°); A.I, 132 (pubb°); Sn.595; Nd1 350 (upajjhāya vā āc°); J.II, 100, 411; IV, 91; V, 501; Pv IV.323, 351 (= ācāra-samācāra-sikkhāpaka PvA.252); Miln.201, 262 (master goldsmith?); Vism.99 sq.; KhA 12, 155; SnA 422; VvA.138. ‹-› For contracted form of ācariya see ācera.
Pali is the language of the Tipiṭaka, which is the sacred canon of Theravāda Buddhism and contains much of the Buddha’s speech. Closeley related to Sanskrit, both languages are used interchangeably between religions.
Sanskrit dictionary
Source: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit DictionaryĀcariya (आचरिय).—m. (= Pali id.; MIndic for Sanskrit ācārya), teacher; only in verses of most texts, but in prose Mahāvastu ii.87.12 °riyo; in verses, m.c., ācariya(ḥ) Lalitavistara 125.5; lokācariyāṇa (gen. pl.) Saddharmapuṇḍarīka 59.5; °riyaḥ 118.1; °riyehi 374.3 (note below in 374.7, verse, ācārya-bhūmau).
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Kannada-English dictionary
Source: Alar: Kannada-English corpusĀcāriya (ಆಚಾರಿಯ):—[noun] = ಆಚಾರ್ಯ - [acarya -] 1.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
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Straight from the Heart (by Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno)
Patipada (by Acariya Maha Boowa Ñanasampanno)
Buddhist Monastic Discipline (by Jotiya Dhirasekera)
A Treatise on the Paramis (by Ācariya Dhammapāla)
Things as They Are (by Acariya Maha Boowa Nanasampanno)
Metta (by Ācariya Buddharakkhita)
Part 1 - Method 1 < [Chapter 6 - Meditation On Metta]