English
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Etymology
From Skr. arhat �deserving�.Category:Articles which need Devanagari script

Pronunciation
IPA|/���hæt/

Noun
en-noun

1. In Buddhism, one who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint.

#*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)

Translations

Hindi: �र�हन�त (arhant) m
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Urdu: URchar|ار��ت (arhant) m

Derived terms
arhathood

vi:arhat

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