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
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How to use Arhat in a sentence
"there were sixty-one Arhats in the world," so that at first arhatship seems to have followed immediately on ordination.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) | Charles EliotThere are many questions about arhatship, its nature, the method of obtaining it and the possibility of losing it.
Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) | Charles EliotThose who entered the stream leading to Arhatship (p. 132) were called Ārya.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity | Sir Monier Monier-WilliamsAnd this Arhatship is open to all (even to women), though only likely to be attained by true monks or true nuns.
Buddhism, In its Connexion With Brahmanism and Hinduism, and In Its Contrast with Christianity | Sir Monier Monier-Williams
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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