Arhat

Also Ar·hant

[ahr-huht]

noun

1. a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.

arhat

/ ˈɑːhət /

noun

1. a Buddhist, esp a monk who has achieved enlightenment and at death passes to nirvana Compare Bodhisattva

Other Word Forms

• Arhatship noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of arhat¹

1865–70; < Sanskrit: meriting respect, derivative of arhati (he) merits

Word History and Origins

Origin of arhat¹

from Sanskrit: worthy of respect, from arhati he deserves

Example Sentences

That painting and another work that will be presented, the 32-foot-long “100 Arhats,” are examples of Mr. Murakami’s processing and responding to disaster.

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A climb up to the top through creaky floors passes through rooms filled with Tanka paintings of Buddhas and Arhats.

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But the old men in “The 500 Arhats” installation at Mori Art Museum in Tokyo also show reality in the world’s fastest aging society.

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The solo exhibition showcases his recent output and centers on “The 500 Arhats” of 2012, his 300-foot long painting inspired by Buddhist lore.

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One group of these scientists, led by Bhart-Anjan Bhullar of Yale University and Arhat Abzhanov of Harvard University, has spent the past eight years investigating one piece of bird anatomy in particular: the beak.

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