arhat

== English == === Etymology === Transliteration of Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat, “worthy of worship”), used as a title for sanctified Buddhists. Doublet of arahant and arihant. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈɑːhæt/ === Noun === arhat (plural arhats) (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) (Jainism) One of the stages of the ascetic's spiritual evolution, when all passions (anger, ego, deception, greed, attachment, hatred and ignorance) are destroyed. Synonym: arhanta ==== Derived terms ==== arhathood arhatship ==== Translations ==== === Anagrams === Hatra, Ahart, HAART, Tarah, artha, Artha == Polish == === Etymology === Learned borrowing from Sanskrit अर्हत् (arhat). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈar.xat/ Rhymes: -arxat Syllabification: ar‧hat === Noun === arhat m pers (Buddhism) alternative spelling of arhant ==== Declension ==== === Further reading === arhat in Polish dictionaries at PWN == Portuguese == === Noun === arhat m (plural arhats) (Buddhism) arhat (a Buddhist saint)