arhat

Noun

arhat

1. In Buddhism, one who has attained enlightenment.

5 letters in word "arhat": A A H R T.

No anagrams for arhat found in this word list.

Words found within arhat:

aa aah ah aha ar art at atar ha haar hart hat rah rat rata rath ta taha tahr tar tara thar

• Definitions:
• Arhatship is the highest rank attained by Sravakas. An Arhat is a Buddhist saint who has attained liberation from the cycle of Birth and Death ...
• (Sans.), also pronounced and written Arahat, Arhan, Rahat, etc., "the worthy one"; a perfected Arya, one exempt from reincarnation; "deserving Divine honours." This was the name first given to the Jain, and subsequently to the Buddhist holy men initiated into the esoteric mysteries. ...
• (Skt.): Literally, "enemy destroyer." The arhat represents the hinayana ideal, one who has experienced the cessation of suffering through purification of the veils produced by the "enemy," the kleshas or conflicting emotions. ...
• The one who has achieved Nirvana: A Saint in the Theravada tradition. The stage is preceded by three others, 1. Stream Winner, 2. Once-Returner, 3. Non-Returner, 4. Arhat.
• Sanskrit; literally, "worthy one"; one who has attained the highest level in the Theravada school; the fruition of arhatship is nirvana.
• One who has achieved personal liberation from the endless cycle of birth and rebirth.
• enlightened person (in Theravada)
• A Buddhist monk who has attained nirvana; one undergoing the initiations of the Buddha.
• (S): Tibetan: dra bcom pa. "Foe destroyer." A person who has destroyed his or her delusions and attained liberation from cyclic existence. ...
• a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana
• In the sramanic traditions of ancient India (most notably those of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha) Arhat (Sanskrit) or Arahant (Pali) signified a spiritual practitioner who had - to use an expression common in the tipitaka - 'laid down the burden' - and realised the goal of Nibbana, the culmination ...

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