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arhat

/ˈɑː(ɹ)hæt/

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Transliteration of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat, “worthy of worship”), used as a title for sanctified Buddhists. Doublet of arahant and arihant.

noun arhats

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)
Jainism One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed.
Similar: arhanta

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noun a Buddhist saint

한국어	아라한 arahan
日本語	阿羅漢 arakan
中文	阿羅漢 /阿罗汉 āluóhàn
हिन्दी	अर्हन्त arhant, अरहन्त arhant, अरिहंत arihant, अर्हत arhat
Português	arhat
Русский	арха́т arxát
Tiếng Việt	A-la-hán, la hán

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@misc{arhat_2026,
  title = {arhat},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/arhat},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}