arhat en · NOUN
Pronunciation
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- /ˈɑː(ɹ)hæt/
Etymology
Transliteration of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat, “worthy of worship”), used as a title for sanctified Buddhists. Doublet of arahant and arihant.
Meanings
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One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
1954: Over and against the arhat, retreating from appearances into an entirely transcendental Nirvana, stands the Bodhisattva, for whom Suchness and the world of contingencies are one — Aldous Huxley, The Doors of Perception (Chatto & Windus 1954, p. 32)
- (Jainism) One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| arhats | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
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Translations (24)
ta அருகதர் (a Buddhist saint) · th พระอรหันต (a Buddhist saint) · hi अरहन्त (a Buddhist saint) · pl arhat (a Buddhist saint) · my ရဟန္တာ (a Buddhist saint) · ur ارہنت (a Buddhist saint) · si අරහත් (a Buddhist saint) · hi अरिहंत (a Buddhist saint) · vi la hán (a Buddhist saint) · vi A-la-hán (a Buddhist saint) · id arahat (a Buddhist saint) · bo དགྲ་བཅོམ་པ (a Buddhist saint) · ko 아라한 (a Buddhist saint) · hi अर्हन्त (a Buddhist saint) · ru арха́т (a Buddhist saint) · mr अर्हत (a Buddhist saint) · bn অর্হত (a Buddhist saint) · ja 阿羅漢 (a Buddhist saint) · km អរហន្ត (a Buddhist saint) · pt arhat (a Buddhist saint) · pl arhant (a Buddhist saint) · bn অর্হৎ (a Buddhist saint) · hi अर्हत (a Buddhist saint) · cmn 阿羅漢 /阿罗汉 (a Buddhist saint)