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.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Buddhist spiritual attainment
ⓘ
Pali term ⓘ religious concept ⓘ |
| achieves |
Nibbana
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
final liberation ⓘ |
| attainsThrough |
Noble Eightfold Path
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
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 GENERATED ⓘ |
| hasDoctrinalSource | Pali Canon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| literalMeaning |
venerable one
ⓘ
worthy one ⓘ |
| mentionedIn |
Abhidhamma Pitaka
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sutta Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ Vinaya Pitaka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
Buddha
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
bodhisattva ⓘ pratyekabuddha ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| SanskritForm | arhat ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.