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Achar Brian
Achar may refer to: *Achar (Buddhism) An achar ( km, អាចារ្យ, ) or achar wat ( km, អាចារ្យវត្ត, link=no, ) is a lay Buddhist ''upāsaka'' who becomes a ritual specialist and takes on the role of master of ceremonies in various religious rites i ..., a lay Buddhist ritual specialist in Cambodia. * Acar, Dutch/Indonesian pickle * Achar people, an ethnographic group of Georgians * Achar or Achan (biblical figure), an Israelite referred to in the Book of Joshua and the First Book of Chronicles * Achar, Uruguay, a town in the Tacuarembó Department of Uruguay * ''Achar!'', a 2004–2005 Singaporean English-language sitcom * Achar (crater), a crater on Mars * South Asian pickle, a food native to South Asia See also * Acar (other) * Achara clan, a Jat clan of Rajasthan * Atchara, Philippine pickled papaya {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Achar (Buddhism)
An achar ( km, អាចារ្យ, ) or achar wat ( km, អាចារ្យវត្ត, link=no, ) is a lay Buddhist ''upāsaka'' who becomes a ritual specialist and takes on the role of master of ceremonies in various religious rites in Cambodia. Etymology The term ''achar'' comes from ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''acariya''): in Indian religions and society, the ''acharya'' is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. Prominent ''acharya'' figures in India include Madhvacharya or Vallabhacharya. The equivalent in Thai, ''ajahn'', which comes from the same root, is used as an honorific title of address for high-school and university teachers, and for Buddhist monks who have passed ten ''vassa'' years in the ''vihāra'' monastery considered as "Venerable" (''phra ajahn'' ( th, พระอาจารย์,"venerable monk"). The latter is similar in meaning to the Japanese ''sensei''. His ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |