Arhat
[ ahr-huht ]
/ ˈɑr hət /
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noun
a Buddhist who has attained Nirvana through rigorous discipline and ascetic practices.Compare Bodhisattva.
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Also Ar·hant [ahr-huhnt]. /ˈɑr hənt/.
Origin of Arhat
1865–70; <Sanskrit: meriting respect, derivative of arhati (he) merits
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arhat
/ (ˈɑːhət) /
noun
a Buddhist, esp a monk who has achieved enlightenment and at death passes to nirvanaCompare Bodhisattva
Word Origin for arhat
from Sanskrit: worthy of respect, from arhati he deserves
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