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''''Arhat'''' is the [[Buddhist]] [[Sanskrit]] term for a [[Dharma]] practitioner who has achieved the state of "No More Learning" (meaning [[Nirvana]]) in the [[Theravada]] or [[Hinayana]] or "individual liberation vehicle" [[Buddhism]]. Arhat is the fruition of the ultimate fulfillment of the [[shravaka]] [[yana]] and [[pratyekabuddha]] yana.

Arhat is also used as an [[epithet]] of the [[Buddha]]. One who has completely overcome the enemy of the [[three poisons|disturbing emotions]] and is therefore worthy of praise.

In the [[Pali]] texts of the Theravada tradition the standard formula for describing the Arhat is as follows:
"Destroyed is [[rebirth]], lived is the [[celibacy|celibate]] life (of a [[disciple]]), done is what had to be
done, after this present life there is no beyond." (Pali Text Society's Pali-English Dictionary)

An Arhat is one of the four types of truly enlightened beings according to Buddhism. (see
[[enlightenment]]). Sanskrit [[word]] are known for having many meanings compared to [[Latin]] or [[English]]. There are three most common interpretations of the word Arhat:

# "'One Worthy of Offerings'. According to Buddhist [[Sutra]]'s, Arhats are "Worthy of Offerings" from humans
and [[Gods]]. On the causal ground a [[Bhikshu]] (Buddhist monk) makes the [[alms]] round for his
food, and thus as a result, being an Arhat he is considered to be 'Worthy of Offerings'." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I: 107). "If you make offerings to an Arhat, an enlightened [[Sage]], who has been certified you thereby attain limitless and boundless [[blessing]]s. There is no way to calculate how many." (''[[Sutra in Forty-Two Sections]]'' 3-4)
# 'Slayer of Thieves'. "The thieves referred to are not external thieves,
but the thieves within you: the thieves of [[ignorance]], the thieves of
[[three poisons|affliction]]s ("klesha" in Sanskrit) and the 'six thieves' - the [[eye]]s, [[ear]]s, [[nose]], [[tongue]], [[body]], and [[mind]]. Unknown to you, they rob you. These six thieves steal your 'Unsurpassed True Treasures'." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I: 108)
# 'Unproduced' / 'Unborn'. "They have attained the 'Patience with the Non-Production of Dharmas'. They do not have to undergo [[birth]] and [[death]] again. Although they have not attained [[Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi]], the 'Unsurpassed Proper and Equal Right Enlightenment'' of a Buddha, they will not fall into
the [[three realms]]." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I 108)

==Alternative Translations of Arhat==
* Foe Destroyer
* Enemy Slayer - "one who has vanquished the foe"
* [[Hinayana]] [[Saint]]

==Quotes==
* "Be careful not to believe in your own [[mind]]: your mind cannot be believed. Once you have become an Arhat, then you can believe your own mind." (''[[Sutra in Forty-Two Sections]]'' Verse 57)

==See Also==
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 * "Be careful not to believe in your own [[mind]]: your mind cannot be believed. Once you have become an Arhat, then you can believe your own mind." (''[[Sutra in Forty-Two Sections]]'' Verse 57)
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 # "'One Worthy of Offerings'. According to Buddhist [[Sutra]]'s, Arhats are "Worthy of Offerings" from humans and [[Gods]]. On the causal ground a [[Bhikshu]] (Buddhist monk) makes the [[alms]] round for his food, and thus as a result, being an Arhat he is considered to be 'Worthy of Offerings'." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I: 107). "If you make offerings to an Arhat, an enlightened [[Sage]], who has been certified you thereby attain limitless and boundless [[blessing]]s. There is no way to calculate how many." (''[[Sutra in Forty-Two Sections]]'' 3-4)
 # 'Slayer of Thieves'. "The thieves referred to are not external thieves, but the thieves within you: the thieves of [[ignorance]], the thieves of [[three poisons|affliction]]s ("klesha" in Sanskrit) and the 'six thieves' - the [[eye]]s, [[ear]]s, [[nose]], [[tongue]], [[body]], and [[mind]]. Unknown to you, they rob you. These six thieves steal your 'Unsurpassed True Treasures'." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I: 108)
-# 'Unproduced' / 'Unborn'. "They have attained the 'Patience with the Non-Production of Dharmas'. They do not have to undergo [[birth]] and [[death]] again. Although they have not attained [[Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi]], the 'Unsurpassed Proper and Equal Right Enlightenment'' of a Buddha, they will not fall into the [[three realms]]." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I:108)
+# 'Unproduced' / 'Unborn'. "They have attained the 'Patience with the Non-Production of Dharmas'. They do not have to undergo [[birth]] and [[death]] again. Although they have not attained [[Anuttara Samyak Sambodhi]], the 'Unsurpassed Proper and Equal Right Enlightenment' of a Buddha, they will not fall into the [[three realms]]." (''[[Shurangama Sutra]]'' I:108)
 ==Alternative Translations of Arhat==