| Term |
arhat
Referenced by: foe-destroyer (alternative term) liberated being (alternative term) |
|---|---|
| Tibetan | dgra-bcom-pa |
| Sanskrit | arhat |
| Pali | |
| Definition | A practitioner, of the shravaka, pratyekabuddha, or bodhisattva class, who has achieved a true stopping of the emotional obscurations and thus has attained liberation (nirvana). Also called a "liberated being." Some translators render the term as "foe-destroyer." |