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单词 arhat
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Definition of arhat in English:

arhat

nounˈɑːhatˈärhət
  • (in Buddhism and Jainism) a saint of one of the highest ranks.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • The statue of Ragora, meanwhile, one of eighteen arhats produced for the Kyoto temple Manpukuji in 1663-64, depicts the figure holding open his abdomen to reveal the face of the Buddha (the Buddha nature) within.
    • It has electric lights and the tiny figures of the arhats move.
    • In addition, as a gesture of turning the wheel of Dharma, the Buddhas and arhats always go in a clockwise direction, so it seems sensible and appropriate to incorporate this also.
    • But, differently from other temples where either the 18 arhats who preach Buddhism or the 20 ‘Guardians of Buddhist Law’ stand on two sides of the hall, here, they stand together.
    • Buddha said, ‘Indra, all of the great arhats among my disciples cannot decipher the meaning of this.’
    • The Hinayana approach stresses the ideal of the arhat, the enlightened one who has attained nirvana.
    • A 3.5-metre-long ivory is another treasure blessing the palace, on which is carved a subminiature sutra of 82,000 characters and pictures of 500 arhats.
    • Striving all through the night, Samudra broke through the bonds of earthly attachments and became an arhat, a liberated being.
    • In fact, there were many great teachers at the time of the Buddha, thousands of women who attained liberation, who became arhats, and we can point to a number of women Buddhist teachers throughout history.
    • Eighteen arhats stands by the two sides of the statue.

Origin

From Sanskrit, literally 'meritorious'.

 
 

Definition of arhat in US English:

arhat

nounˈärhət
  • (in Buddhism and Jainism) someone who has attained the goal of the religious life.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • In fact, there were many great teachers at the time of the Buddha, thousands of women who attained liberation, who became arhats, and we can point to a number of women Buddhist teachers throughout history.
    • Buddha said, ‘Indra, all of the great arhats among my disciples cannot decipher the meaning of this.’
    • Striving all through the night, Samudra broke through the bonds of earthly attachments and became an arhat, a liberated being.
    • In addition, as a gesture of turning the wheel of Dharma, the Buddhas and arhats always go in a clockwise direction, so it seems sensible and appropriate to incorporate this also.
    • It has electric lights and the tiny figures of the arhats move.
    • A 3.5-metre-long ivory is another treasure blessing the palace, on which is carved a subminiature sutra of 82,000 characters and pictures of 500 arhats.
    • The Hinayana approach stresses the ideal of the arhat, the enlightened one who has attained nirvana.
    • But, differently from other temples where either the 18 arhats who preach Buddhism or the 20 ‘Guardians of Buddhist Law’ stand on two sides of the hall, here, they stand together.
    • Eighteen arhats stands by the two sides of the statue.
    • The statue of Ragora, meanwhile, one of eighteen arhats produced for the Kyoto temple Manpukuji in 1663-64, depicts the figure holding open his abdomen to reveal the face of the Buddha (the Buddha nature) within.

Origin

From Sanskrit, literally ‘meritorious’.

 
 
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