Acariya
In Buddhist context, an Acariya, literally a (spiritual) teacher, is one of the two teachers of a starting out monk – the other one being the Upajjhaya.
An Acariya will focus on physical, academic and artistic teachings.
Etymology:
– Pāli: ācāriya
– Sanskrit: ācārya
In other languages:
- Thai: ajahn (อาจารย์)
- Chinese: 阿闍梨, 阿闍梨耶
- Japanese: ajari or ajariya
- Vietnamese: a-xà-lê