Arhat

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Term	Definition
Arhat	(tib.: dra chom pa) Sometimes also called Arhant, Arahat or Arahant; female Arhat is called Arhati. A being who has attained the fifth (and the last) path of no more learning by destroying mental afflictions and dualistic ego grasping. There are three types of Arhats: 1. Hearer Arhat (sravaka arhat) 2. Solitary-realizer Arhat (pratyekabuddha arhat) 3. Buddha Arhat (buddha arhat). Hearer Arhat and Solitary-realizer Arhat abide in Nirvana and belong to Hinayana, whereas Buddha Arhat does not stay in Nirvana and belongs to Mahayana.

Term

Definition

(tib.: dra chom pa) Sometimes also called Arhant, Arahat or Arahant; female Arhat is called Arhati. A being who has attained the fifth (and the last) path of no more learning by destroying mental afflictions and dualistic ego grasping.

There are three types of Arhats:

1. Hearer Arhat (sravaka arhat)

2. Solitary-realizer Arhat (pratyekabuddha arhat)

3. Buddha Arhat (buddha arhat).

Hearer Arhat and Solitary-realizer Arhat abide in Nirvana and belong to Hinayana, whereas Buddha Arhat does not stay in Nirvana and belongs to Mahayana.

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"I hope that you understand what the word 'spiritual' really means. It means to search for – to investigate – the true nature of the mind."

- Lama Yeshe