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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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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