Aacharya कौन होते हैं?

• Aacharya Jain dharm mein sangh (monastic community) ke mukhya aur sabse anubhavi sadhu hote hain. वे dharma ki gahan samajh rakhte hain aur sangh ko netritva dete hain.
• इनके do major kaam hote hain:

- Sangh ki niyamakta aur discipline banaye rakhna (pravandhan, niyam, anusashan ki dekhbhal). - Shastraon (Jain granthon) ki vyakhya karna, dharm ki sikhavaton ka prachaar aur sangrah karna; naye sadon ki diksha (ordination) aur shikshan ki zimmedari lena.

• Aacharya ko vaakayik roop se dharm ka guru/adhyaksh mana jata hai, jo vachan-vyakhya (dharma ki vyakhya) aur sangh ki prathaon ki raksha karte hain.

Digambar aur Shwetambar parinaamon mein antar:

• Dono sampradayon mein Aacharya ka mool karya sangh ko netritva dena aur dharma ki vyakhya karna hota hai.
• Thoda bahut prakriya aur anushasan ke tareeke (jaise ki khandan, upadhyay, etc.) mein dono traditions ke beech chhote farq ho sakte hain, lekin aacharya ki buniyadi bhoomi ek hi hai: dharma ki shiksha aur sangh ki sanchalan.

Agar aap chahein, to main is vishay par jyada vistar se (jaise ki Aacharyao ki sthapana ki parampara, ya Digambar/Shwetambar ke alag-alag rol) samjha sakta hoon.