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== Acarya == | == Acarya == | ||
{{Main article|Acarya}} | |||
[[File:Ac Vishvadevananda Avt.png|thumb|Image of '''Acarya''' Vishvadevananda Avadhuta]] | [[File:Ac Vishvadevananda Avt.png|thumb|Image of '''Acarya''' Vishvadevananda Avadhuta]] | ||
''Ácárya'' means teacher, especially spiritual teacher. Ácárya for a male teacher, ácáryá for a female teacher. It is an honorific used to refer to teachers. The literal meaning of the word "ácárya" is "one who teaches by his own conduct"<ref>"Ácarańát pát́hayati iti ácáryah"</ref> | ''Ácárya'' means teacher, especially spiritual teacher. Ácárya for a male teacher, ácáryá for a female teacher. It is an honorific used to refer to teachers. The literal meaning of the word "ácárya" is "one who teaches by his own conduct"<ref>"Ácarańát pát́hayati iti ácáryah"</ref> |