Jain tradition mein kai Acharyas vishesh rupe se mahan mahatvapurn mahatvapoorn guru hote hain. Yahan kuch pramukh Acharyas ke naam diye ja rahe hain, tradition ke hisaab se paribhasha saath:

• Acharya Kundakunda (Digambar sampradaya mein atyadhik mahatvapurn; jain darshan ki mool tattvo par likhit shrut)
• Acharya Bhadrabahu (Digambar sampradaya ke pramukh guru; Jain sangh ki prachin parampara)
• Acharya Umaswati (Tattvarthasutra ke lekhak; dono sampradaya mein sammanit, vikasit darshan)
• Acharya Hemacandra (Śvetāmbara sampradaya ke mahan vidvan; śrutipradhanta)
• Acharya Tulsi (Śvetāmbara sampradaya ke prasiddh reformist-teerthankar)
• Acharya Mahapragya (Śvetāmbara sampradaya ke pramukh jnanacharya, rahasyaniti ki vyakhya ke liye jaane jaate hain)

Note: Digambar aur Śvetāmbara dono mein “Acharya” ki pad ki bhumika alag-alag paramparao ke hisaab se vyakhya ki jaati hai. Upar diye gaye kuch naam common roop se maujood hain, lekin inke yogdan aur karya ki vyakhya dono traditions mein thodi alag ho sakti hai.

Agar aap chahen to main inme se kisi Acharya ke vishesh granth, dharmik vicharon ya unke mukhya sankalp (arth/meaning) ko Digambar ya Śvetāmbara ke hisaab se aur saral roop mein samjha sakta hoon.