Search results for "Arhat" - New World Encyclopedia
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- Ananda (Chinese: 阿難, A Nan or 阿難陀, A Nan Tuo) was one of the ten great disciples and a devout attendant of the Buddha. He was renowned ...12 KB (1,953 words) - 18:58, 26 July 2023
- kill the patriarch. If you meet an arhat, kill the arhat. If you meet your parents, kill your parents. If you meet your kinfolk, kill your kinfolk ...11 KB (1,835 words) - 04:11, 29 October 2022
- the individual enlightenment (nirvana) of an arhat, and vows to remain in this world in order to aid in the awakening (bodhi) of all beings. This ...19 KB (2,911 words) - 07:48, 18 November 2022
- Gandharvas (from the Sanskrit: गंधर्व, gandharva, possibly meaning "fragrances") refers to a group of low-ranking male ...9 KB (1,445 words) - 07:26, 2 April 2008
- The Three Jewels (also called the Three Treasures or Triple Gem) are three religious vows that are made in the process of becoming a Buddhist ...14 KB (2,028 words) - 23:03, 30 April 2023
- . The tradition's ideal, the arhat, represents a monk/nun who has successfully followed the historical Buddha's teachings, which allow ...32 KB (4,844 words) - 18:28, 30 April 2023
- entered by an Awakened Being (Buddha) or "arhat" (Pali: arahant) at the moment of physical death, when the mundane skandhas (constituent elements ...14 KB (2,227 words) - 05:02, 15 November 2022
- achieve Buddhahood, Wùjìng becomes an arhat, the dragon is made a Naga ... Wùjìng eventually becomes an Arhat at the end of the journey, placing ...24 KB (3,989 words) - 01:59, 8 September 2022
- The following particulars for each Arhat are given below: {| class="wikitable" ! Tirthankar ! Heaven ! Birthplace;Consecration ...12 KB (1,718 words) - 17:11, 30 September 2021
- who died just short of attaining the state of Arhat. They guard and protect Buddhism on earth, and will pass into enlightenment as Arhats when they ...16 KB (2,600 words) - 10:11, 29 January 2024
- ;Tiě Luó Hàn (鉄羅漢): Iron Arhat in Chinese, a Si Da Ming Cong. ;Bái Jī Guān (白鸡冠): White Cockscomb in Chinese, a Si Da Ming Cong ...14 KB (2,206 words) - 10:33, 11 March 2023
- A siddha (Sanskrit: Meaning, "one who is accomplished") refers to perfected spiritual masters who have transcended the ahamkara (ego ...15 KB (2,229 words) - 20:06, 21 April 2023
- Avalokiteshvara in a teaching for the great arhat Shariputra, given before multitude of beings, on request of Buddha Shakyamuni. After the teaching ...18 KB (2,673 words) - 01:18, 16 January 2023
- The Shaolin Monastery or Shaolin Temple ( c=少林寺 |p=Shàolínsì ), is a Chan Buddhist temple at Song Shan in Zhengzhou City, Henan Province ...18 KB (2,761 words) - 21:14, 16 June 2023
- On their journey via Tokharestan and Kashgar, an arhat predicted that he had a bright future and would introduce many people to Buddhism: ...20 KB (3,105 words) - 04:38, 4 March 2023
- Zhejiang ( c=浙江|p=Zhèjiāng ) is a province of the People's Republic of China located along the country's southeastern coast. It ...22 KB (3,044 words) - 05:58, 13 June 2023
- as a convert to Buddhism: he became an arhat with relics enshrined in ... Panha, which explain that he became a Buddhist arhat: "And afterwards ...61 KB (8,976 words) - 19:50, 4 March 2024
- purpose of life for Theravadins is to become an arhat, a perfected saint who has achieved nirvana and will not be reborn again. As a result, this "Southern ...22 KB (3,334 words) - 03:51, 18 August 2023
- [[Image:Luohan front.jpg|thumb|right|210px|[[Arhat|Luohan]], one of the spiritual figures shared between Chinese and India Culture across different ...24 KB (3,727 words) - 06:47, 11 January 2024
- Menander I Soter, (The Saviour), known as Milinda in Indian sources, was one of the Indo-Greek rulers in northern India from c. 155 B.C.E. to ...28 KB (4,241 words) - 04:28, 9 November 2022
- Mahayana considers it broadly attainable; Arhat state is aimed for in the ... . The tradition's ideal, the arhat, represents a monk/nun who ...93 KB (13,393 words) - 18:33, 22 November 2023
- Buddhist art refers to the rich and diverse representations of religious images, sculpture, dance, visual mythology, and symbols deriving from ...37 KB (5,547 words) - 18:34, 22 November 2023
- .The significant distinction then, is that the Arhat (Noble One) acts without desire whereas the unenlightened person does not. ===Judaism=== ...31 KB (4,676 words) - 21:40, 26 February 2023
- and gained enlightenment, becoming an arhat (liberated being). The next morning, the time for his own execution arrived but he was calm and fearless ...35 KB (5,661 words) - 04:44, 18 August 2023
- by following that teaching becomes an Arhat or Arahant, not a Buddha. |right|250px|A new Buddha will arise, Maitreya, who will usher in a new ...39 KB (6,288 words) - 18:32, 22 November 2023
- marks and the emblem of the seventh arhat of the present age. All Jain temples and holy books must contain the swastika and ceremonies typically ...40 KB (5,959 words) - 00:36, 27 February 2023
- served as a translation of the Buddhist word Arhat, "the fully enlightened one." Wu-wei, "non-action," was used to render the Buddhist ...58 KB (8,657 words) - 22:14, 25 January 2024
