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'''Arahant''' comes from the [[Pali]] word arahati meaning ‘worthy’ or ‘noble’ and is a title given to someone who has attained enlightenment as a result of listening to and practising the teachings of a [[Buddha]]. Like a [[Buddha]], an arahant has perfected wisdom and compassion and is no longer be subject to rebirth. The [[Buddha] describes the arahant as having transcended ‘the round of birth and death, they have destroyed the taints, lived the holy life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached the ultimate goal, destroyed the fetters and become completely free, liberated through final knowledge’ (Majjhima Nikaya 1. 141). | '''Arahant''' comes from the [[Pali]] word arahati meaning ‘worthy’ or ‘noble’ and is a title given to someone who has attained enlightenment as a result of listening to and practising the teachings of a [[Buddha]]. Like a [[Buddha]], an arahant has perfected wisdom and compassion and is no longer be subject to rebirth. The [[Buddha] describes the arahant as having transcended ‘the round of birth and death, they have destroyed the taints, lived the holy life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached the ultimate goal, destroyed the fetters and become completely free, liberated through final knowledge’ (Majjhima Nikaya 1. 141). | ||
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Revision as of 19:05, 17 October 2008
Arahant comes from the Pali word arahati meaning ‘worthy’ or ‘noble’ and is a title given to someone who has attained enlightenment as a result of listening to and practising the teachings of a Buddha. Like a Buddha, an arahant has perfected wisdom and compassion and is no longer be subject to rebirth. The [[Buddha] describes the arahant as having transcended ‘the round of birth and death, they have destroyed the taints, lived the holy life, done what had to be done, laid down the burden, reached the ultimate goal, destroyed the fetters and become completely free, liberated through final knowledge’ (Majjhima Nikaya 1. 141).
See also
- Ten hindrances (Four stages of enlightenment)
References
- The Early Buddhist Theory of Man Perfected, I.B.Horner, 1979.
- Buddhism A to Z. Ven. Dhammika, 2007.
- http://www.thedhamma.com/