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Arhat means (Buddhism) One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint..
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/ˈɑːhæt/ · noun
(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)
Use arhat when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Arhat means (Buddhism) One who has attained enlightenment; a Buddhist saint..
Common synonyms include arhanta, arhant, lohan.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
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)
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