Answer

Jain Dharma me “is waqt present me kitne Acharya hain” iska ek fixed, universally accepted number dena possible nahi hai.

Iska karan hai:

• Jain Dharma me alag-alag sampraday aur gacch hain.
• Shvetambar, Digambar, Sthanakvasi, Terapanth adi paramparaon me alag Acharya-parampara hoti hai.
• “Acharya” pad ka prayog bhi parampara ke anusaar alag tareeke se hota hai.
• Vartaman sankhya samay ke saath badalti rehti hai.

Explanation

Jain Sangh me Acharya ek uchch pad hai. Acharya woh sadhu hote hain jo:

• sangh ka netrutva karte hain,
• sadhu-sadhviyon ko anushasan aur margdarshan dete hain,
• Jain aagamon, charitra aur maryada ka palan karvate hain.

Lekin sabhi Jain paramparaon ki ek combined official list traditionally ek jagah par fixed roop se nahi hoti.

Takeaway

Isliye sahi jawab yeh hai ki vartaman me kitne Acharya hain, iska ek nishchit sankhya dena Jain parampara ke roop se uchit nahi hoga. Agar aap kisi specific sampraday, jaise Digambar, Shvetambar Murtipujak, Sthanakvasi, ya Terapanth ke Acharyon ke baare me puchhen, to main us parampara ke anusaar samjha sakta hoon.