Dharmacarya, ٳ峦ⲹ, Dharma-acarya, ٳ, Dharma-carya: 11 definitions
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Dharmacarya means something in Buddhism, Pali, Jainism, Prakrit, Hinduism, Sanskrit, Hindi. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
Alternative spellings of this word include Dharmacharya.
In Buddhism
Mahayana (major branch of Buddhism)
: academia.edu: A Study and Translation of the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchāٳ (धर्मचर्य�) refers to “with reference to the dharma�, according to the Gaganagañjaparipṛcchā: the eighth chapter of the Mahāsaṃnipāta (a collection of Mahāyāna Buddhist Sūtras).—Accordingly, as Gaganagañja said to Ratnapāṇi: “Son of good family, the thirty-two dharmas are included in sixty-four dharmas. What are those sixty-four? [...] (5) the absence of contemptuousness is included in non-haughtiness and actions with reference to the dharma (); (6) humility is included in the body without crookedness and thought without crookedness; (7) the undefiled is included in getting rid of the three defilements and cultivating the three gates of freedom; (8) no roughness is included in no harshness and no slander; [...]’�.

Mahayana (महायान, mahāyāna) is a major branch of Buddhism focusing on the path of a Bodhisattva (spiritual aspirants/ enlightened beings). Extant literature is vast and primarely composed in the Sanskrit language. There are many ūٰ of which some of the earliest are the various Prajñāpāramitā ūٰ.
In Jainism
General definition (in Jainism)
: HereNow4u: Jain Dharma ka Maulika Itihasa (2)ٳ峦ⲹ (धर्माचार्य) refers to “religious preceptors� or “leaders� and is one of the topics treated in the Jñātādharmakathā, one of the Dvādaśāṅgī (twelve Aṅgas) of Jainism.—The Jñātādharmakathā is the sixth text of the Aṅga series. The text narrates religious stories, citing examples. It deals with a multitude of topics like—the cities, gardens, auspicious installations (caityas), forests, kings, parents, śṇa (holy conference / congregation hall), 峦ⲹ (religious preceptors / leaders), religious parables, mundane and spiritual prosperity, luxury (bhoga), 貹ٲ岵 (sacrifice), (initiation), severe austerities, achieving pious death (e.g. paryāya saṃlekhanās, bhakta pratyākhyāna, DZ貹Բ, (going to heaven)), birth in high family, enlightenment, last-rites (antaha) of Meghakumāra etc. [...]

Jainism is an Indian religion of Dharma whose doctrine revolves around harmlessness (ahimsa) towards every living being. The two major branches (Digambara and Svetambara) of Jainism stimulate self-control (or, shramana, ‘self-reliance�) and spiritual development through a path of peace for the soul to progess to the ultimate goal.
Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
: DDSA: The practical Sanskrit-English dictionaryٳ峦ⲹ (धर्माचार्य).�
1) a religious teacher.
2) a teacher of law or customs.
Derivable forms: 峦ⲹ� (धर्माचार्य�).
ٳ峦ⲹ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and 峦ⲹ (आचार्य).
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ٳ (धर्मचर्य�).—observance of the law, performance of religious duties; शिवे� भर्त्र� सह धर्मचर्य� कार्या त्वय� मुक्तविचारयेति (śivena bhartrā saha kāryā tvayā muktavicārayeti) Kumārasambhava 7.83; वयसि प्रथमे, मत� चलायां बहुदोषां हि वदन्ति धर्मचर्याम� (vayasi prathame, matau calāyā� bahudoṣāṃ hi vadanti m) Bu. Ch.5.3. चारिन् () a. practising virtue, observing the law, virtuous, righteous; � चेत्स्वय� कर्मसु धर्मचारिणा� त्वमन्�- रायो भवसि (sa cetsvaya� karmasu dharmacāriṇāṃ tvamanta- rāyo bhavasi) R.3.45. (-m.) an ascetic.
ٳ is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and (चर्य�). See also (synonyms): ṇa.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Edgerton Buddhist Hybrid Sanskrit Dictionaryٳ (धर्मचर्य�).�(compare Pali dhamma-cariyā, but the Pali Dictt. do not record any list of ten), (one of the ten) action(s) with reference to the Doctrine: Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ 902; listed 903�912 as lekhanā, pūjanā, dānam, śravaṇam, vācanam, udgrahaṇam, prakāśanā, svādhyāyanam, cintanā, bhāvanā. Mentioned as (ten) dharma-carita in Asaṅga (Mahāyāna-sūtrālaṃkāra) xx.41 (commentary), without listing; Lévi cites from Chin. a list similar to that of Ѳ屹ܳٱ貹ٳپ but containing only nine items. Here dharma = the teachings, ūٰ.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Benfey Sanskrit-English DictionaryDharmacarya (धर्मचर्य).—f. observance of the law, [Kumārasaṃbhava, (ed. Stenzler.)] 7, 83.
Dharmacarya is a Sanskrit compound consisting of the terms dharma and carya (चर्य).
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Cappeller Sanskrit-English Dictionaryٳ峦ⲹ (धर्माचार्य).—[masculine] teacher of law.
: Cologne Digital Sanskrit Dictionaries: Monier-Williams Sanskrit-English Dictionary1) ٳ (धर्मचर्य�):—[=dharma-] [from dharma > dhara] f. ([Āpastamba]) observance of the l°, performance of duty.
2) ٳ峦ⲹ (धर्माचार्य):—[from dharma > dhara] m. teacher of l° or customs, [Āśvalāyana-gṛhya-sūtra]
[Sanskrit to German]
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम� (ṃsṛt), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
Hindi dictionary
: DDSA: A practical Hindi-English dictionaryٳ峦ⲹ (धर्माचार्य) [Also spelled dharmachary]:�(nm) a religious preceptor.
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Kannada-English dictionary
: Alar: Kannada-English corpusٳ峦ⲹ (ಧರ್ಮಾಚಾರ್ಯ):—[noun] a religious teacher.
Kannada is a Dravidian language (as opposed to the Indo-European language family) mainly spoken in the southwestern region of India.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Partial matches: Carya, Acarya, Dharma, Dharma, Dharma, Dhamma.
Starts with: Dharmacaryastuti.
Full-text: Dharmacaryastuti, Dharmacarana, Dharmacarita, Dharmachary, Dashadharmasutra, Prakashana, Caitya, Parityaga, Antaha, Bhoga, Pravrajya, Samavasarana, Carya.
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A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
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