arahant

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An arahant is a fully enlightened person in Buddhism who has eradicated all mental defilements and is liberated from the cycle of rebirth.

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arahant canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Buddhist spiritual attainment ⓘ
Pali term ⓘ
religious concept ⓘ
achieves Nibbana ⓘ
final liberation ⓘ
attainsThrough Noble Eightfold Path ⓘ
linked to: Eightfold Path

eradication of the ten fetters ⓘ
insight into the Four Noble Truths ⓘ
contrastedWith bodhisattva ideal in Mahayana ⓘ
definedAs one liberated from the cycle of rebirth ⓘ
one who has eradicated all mental defilements ⓘ
describedAs fully enlightened person in Buddhism ⓘ
equivalentTerm arhat ⓘ
goalFor Theravada Buddhist monastics ⓘ
many early Buddhist practitioners ⓘ
hasCognitiveStatus direct knowledge of reality ⓘ
hasDoctrinalSource Pali Canon ⓘ
linked to: the Pali Canon
hasEthicalStatus perfect virtue ⓘ
hasFettersRemoved all ten fetters ⓘ
hasKarmicStatus no further rebirth ⓘ
hasQuality absence of ignorance ⓘ
complete liberation ⓘ
end of karma-producing actions ⓘ
end of rebirth ⓘ
end of suffering ⓘ
fearlessness ⓘ
freedom from delusion ⓘ
freedom from greed ⓘ
freedom from hatred ⓘ
non-attachment ⓘ
perfect concentration ⓘ
perfect morality ⓘ
perfect wisdom ⓘ
unshakable peace ⓘ
hasStageBefore non-returner ⓘ
once-returner ⓘ
stream-enterer ⓘ
hasStatusInEarlyBuddhism primary goal of the path ⓘ
hasStatusInTheravada ideal of personal liberation ⓘ
languageOfOrigin Pali ⓘ
literalMeaning venerable one ⓘ
worthy one ⓘ
mentionedIn Abhidhamma Pitaka ⓘ
Sutta Pitaka ⓘ
Vinaya Pitaka ⓘ
relatedConcept Buddha ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ
pratyekabuddha ⓘ
religion Buddhism ⓘ
SanskritForm arhat ⓘ

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