tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post7803567907348946082..comments2023-08-27T12:35:12.308+02:00Comments on sanscrite cogitare, sanscrite loqui: Sanskrit usages: ācāryaelisa freschihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-63556484570353121382008-12-16T10:49:00.000+01:002008-12-16T10:49:00.000+01:00The author of the Tarkajvālā also refers to the au...The author of the Tarkajvālā also refers to the author of the text it is commenting upon, namely the Madhyamakahṛdayakārikā, as “ācārya”. It has been argued, that both the TJ and the MHK have been composed by the same person, Bhāviveka (or Bhāvya, or Bhāvaviveka). So, at least, ācārya refers (or may refer) to someone of the same school.elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-77189177359246411132008-12-10T16:47:00.000+01:002008-12-10T16:47:00.000+01:00In Śaivasiddhānta, ācārya is the name of the fourt...In Śaivasiddhānta, ācārya is the name of the fourth level of śaiva adepts, i.e., of those who have received, after nirvāṇadīkṣā also ācāryābhiṣeka. Ācāryas are there also called (I could not see any reason in those variations) guru or deśika, they may give dīkṣā and pratiṣṭhā and may comment āgamas (cfr Brunner, 1994, p. 432).<BR/>So, it is surely wrong that ācārya might be used in general as a designation of the revered teacher of a rival school. Still, I cannot aptly distinguish it from guru, deśika and so on. Hope to be able to post further instances in the future.elisa freschihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17068583874519657894noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6641738716446631837.post-55102325365733241202008-12-05T16:31:00.000+01:002008-12-05T16:31:00.000+01:00ācārya, in bhakti tradition, is the teacher who te...ācārya, in bhakti tradition, is the teacher who teaches by the example. ācarati iti ācārya. Or, perhaps it indicates that the person in question has established something, a line, a tradition. A pioneering feat. In philosophical context, it is not clear to me why some former thinkers are labelled ācārya. In the Nyāyamañjarī there is a distinction between ācārya and vyākhyātṛ. We found the latter term also in the Abhinavabhāratī, if I am not wrong.Alessandrohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09816882546283912976noreply@blogger.com