In Buddhist context, an Acariya, literally a (spiritual) teacher, is one of the two teachers of a starting out monk - the other one being the Upajjhaya. An Acariya will focus on physical, academic and artistic teachings.

Etymology:

• Pāli: ācāriya
• Sanskrit: ācārya

In other languages:

• Thai: ajahn (อาจารย์)
• Chinese: 阿闍梨, 阿闍梨耶
• Japanese: ajari or ajariya
• Vietnamese: a-xà-lê