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Rarearhat
The correct spelling is arhat.
How to pronounce arhat
noun
IPA: /ˈɑːhæt/
Say it like: Arh-at
The correct spelling is arhat. One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint. For example: "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)"
Usage Examples
“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)”
Definition
noun
- 1.One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.
- 2.One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed; arhanta.
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