Arhat
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.: Compare Bodhisattva.
Origin of Arhat
1- Also Ar·hant [ahr-huhnt]. /ˈɑr hənt/.
Other words from Arhat
- Ar·hat·ship, noun
Words Nearby Arhat
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How to use Arhat in a sentence
When it was being made over to an Arhat by pouring water on his hands, some drops fell on the ground.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-HsienThe king accordingly, when he died, buried him after the fashion of an Arhat, as the regular rules prescribed.
Record of Buddhistic Kingdoms | Fa-Hsien"There is no god superior to the Arhat," says the Kalpa-sūtra (Stevenson, p. 10).
But in the night hours spirits appear to us and tell us not to kill ourselves, for an Arhat will come from the East to deliver us.
Myths and Legends of China | E. T. C. WernerThe life of an Arhat which includes the strictest morality is commended on its own account as the best and happiest existence.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) | Charles Eliot
British Dictionary definitions for arhat
/ (ˈɑːhət) /
a Buddhist, esp a monk who has achieved enlightenment and at death passes to nirvana: Compare Bodhisattva
Origin of arhat
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