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'''Acarya''' ([[Roman Sanskrit]]: '' | [[File:SVmap Adherents.png|right|220px|Sarkarverse Map]] | ||
'''Acarya''' ([[Roman Sanskrit]]: ''ácárya'' for a male and ''ácáryá'' for a female) is an honorific meaning teacher, especially spiritual teacher. The literal meaning of the word ''ácárya'' is "one who teaches by one's own conduct" (''Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah'').<ref name="AV23SA">{{cite book|title=[[Ananda Vacanamrtam Part 23]]|publisher=[[Ananda Marga Pracaraka Samgha]]|author=[[Anandamurti, Shrii Shrii]]|chapter=[[Silent Action]]}}</ref> | |||
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Revision as of 09:14, 12 November 2014
Acarya (Roman Sanskrit: ácárya for a male and ácáryá for a female) is an honorific meaning teacher, especially spiritual teacher. The literal meaning of the word ácárya is "one who teaches by one's own conduct" (Acárańát pát́hayati yah sah ácáryah).[1]