Associations to the word «Arhat»

Wiktionary

ARHAT, noun. (Buddhism) one who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint
ARHAT, noun. (Jainism) one of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta

Dictionary definition

ARHAT, noun. A Buddhist who has attained nirvana.

Wise words

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Nathaniel Hawthorne