Acharya (Jainism)

Āchārya (Ācārya) means the Head of an order of ascetics. Some of the famous achāryas are Bhadrabahu, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Umaswami. In Digambara Jainism, Āchārya has thirty-six primary attributes (mūla guņa) consisting in:

Acharya (Jainism)

Āchārya (Ācārya) means the Head of an order of ascetics. Some of the famous achāryas are Bhadrabahu, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Umaswami. In Digambara Jainism, Āchārya has thirty-six primary attributes (mūla guņa) consisting in: