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Pronunciation: [ˈɑːhat] (IPA)

Arhat is a term used in Buddhism to refer to a person who has achieved enlightenment and liberation from the cycle of rebirth. Synonyms for the word arhat include "pratyekabuddha," which refers to a person who has attained enlightenment through their own efforts and without the guidance of a teacher, and "bodhisattva," which refers to a person who has achieved enlightenment but chooses to stay in the cycle of rebirth to help others reach enlightenment as well. Another synonym is "tathagata," which means "one who has thus gone" and refers to the Buddha himself, as well as anyone who has achieved enlightenment like him.
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"The sages of all the ages, the Buddhas, the bodhisattvas, the arhat, Zhuangzi, Laozi, physicians, those who created the laws of the gods, all scholars, ascetic practitioners, priests and monks - they are all the idle and gluttonous, the dregs of society who steal the Way.
"Down-with-the-Cities"
Nakashima, Tadashi
The "saint" of Hinayana Buddhism is the arhat who is intent on saving himself.
"Buddhism and Buddhists in China"
Lewis Hodus
The life of an arhat which includes the strictest morality is commended on its own account as the best and happiest existence.
"Hinduism and Buddhism, Vol I. (of 3) An Historical Sketch"
Charles Eliot

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