单词 | acharya |
释义 | acharyan. In South Asia: a spiritual teacher or leader. Also as a title, either preceding or following a proper name. Cf. Sankaracharya n. ΘΚΠ society > faith > church government > member of the clergy > clerical superior > various non-Christian superiors > [noun] > Indian guru1613 destour1630 Maharishi1785 acharya1789 mahant1801 Hanuman1814 Sankaracharya1947 1789 W. Jones Let. 5 Apr. in Lett. (1821) II. 831 I wish to know on what authority you assert that Bhascar Acharya wrote 1710 years ago: the Persian translator of his Lilawati says, 'This book has no date..’. 1811 W. Ward Acct. Hindoos III. 395 The person who taught the vādǔs used to be called Acharyǔ. 1842 Penny Cycl. XXII. 65/2 The great Saiva reformer, Sankara Acharya, who lived in the eighth or ninth century. 1888 Jrnl. Pali Text Soc. 91 Saddhammajotipāla, an ācariya, author of several commentaries. 1921 C. Eliot Hinduism & Buddhism III. xxix. 237 The two sects recognize as their respective heads two Âcâryas who are married, whereas all Smâta Âcâryas are celibates. 1957 Economist 28 Sept. 1037/1 Acharya Vinoba Bhave..has now extended it [sc. bhoodan, the gift of land] to gramdan, the gift of villages. 2003 Jrnl. Amer. Oriental Soc. 123 902 The first chapter presents an overview of..the sermons and writings of modern ācāryas. This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, September 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022). < n.1789 |
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