[Buddha-l] Pali for Teacher

[Stefan Detrez]

Hi CHris,

A.P. Buddhadata Mahathera's English-Pali dictionary has for 'teacher':
'Acariya' and 'sikkhetu'. Please remark that the first 'a' of acariya is a
long 'a'.

Stefan

2005/10/19, Chris Ward <c.ward at btinternet.com>:
>
> Acariya is mentioned in some forest sangha sources as pali for 'teacher'
> and seems to be linked with 'achan' and 'ajahn', honorifics for longer
> term
> monastics. However, acariya is not in the pali- English dictionary (Rhys
> Davids and Stede). If acariya does not mean teacher, what pali word does?
>
> Chris Ward
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