acharya In Indian religions and society, an ''acharya'' (Sanskrit: आचार्य, IAST: ; Pali: ''ācariya'') is a preceptor and expert instructor in matters such as religion, or any other subject. An acharya is a highly learned person with a tit ...

is a guide or instructor in religious matters. Acharya or Aacharya may also refer to: * ''Acharya'' (2022 film), an 2022 Indian Telugu film * ''Aacharya'' (2006 film), a 2006 Indian Tamil film *

Acharya (Jainism) ''Āchārya'' () means the Head of an order of ascetics. Some of the famous achāryas are Bhadrabahu, Kundakunda, Samantabhadra, Umaswami, Sthulibhadra. In Digambara Jainism, ''Āchārya'' has thirty-six primary attributes (''mūla guṇa'') ...

, the head of an order of ascetics * ''Acharya'' (moth), a genus of moths of the family Erebidae * Acharya (surname), including a list of notable people with the name *

Acharya Institute of Technology Acharya Institute of Technology, or AIT, is a private co-educational engineering and management college in Bengaluru, India, affiliated with the Visvesvaraya Technological University (VTU) and accredited by the National Board of Accreditation ...

, an Indian educational institution *

Acharya S Dorothy Milne Murdock (March 27, 1960 – December 25, 2015), better known by her pen names Acharya S and D. M. Murdock, was an American writer supporting the Christ myth theory that Jesus never existed as a historical person, but was rathe ...

(1960–2015), American Christ myth theorist *

T. G. Raghavachari Thoothukudi Govindachari Raghavachari, also known by his initials TGR and the pseudonym Acharya, was an Indian filmmaker and lawyer who was active in Tamil cinema in the 1940s and 1950s. Early and personal life Thoothukudi Govindachari Raghavach ...

, known by the pseudonym Acharya

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