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Arahant — Quatre êtres nobles Les quatre êtres nobles (sanskrit : āryapudgala) sont des pratiquants ayant tous atteint un point élevé dans la pratique du bouddhisme. Cette distinction, qui est propre au bouddhisme originel et au theravada, pose deux… … Wikipédia en Français
ARAHANT — a PALI term for a person who reaches the final stage of SPIRITUAL progress. The word literally means the worthy and was applied to the BUDDHA by his contemporaries. Previously it had been used of the founder of JAINISM, MAHVRA, but later it… … Concise dictionary of Religion
arahant — I. see arahat II. noun see arhat … Useful english dictionary
Tathāgata — Translations of Tathāgata English: One who has thus gone Sanskrit … Wikipedia
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Gautama Buddha — [ Gandhara Buddha. 1st–2nd century CE, Tokyo National Museum.] Siddhārtha Gautama (Sanskrit; Pali: Siddhattha Gotama) was a spiritual teacher from ancient India and the founder of Buddhism. [ [http://www.ancientindia.co.uk/buddha/home set.html… … Wikipedia
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Arhat — In the sramanic traditions of ancient India (most notably those of Mahavira and Gautama Buddha) arhat (Sanskrit) or arahant (Pali) signified a spiritual practitioner who had to use an expression common in the tipitaka laid down the burden and… … Wikipedia
Mihintale — is a mountain peak near Anuradhapura in Sri Lanka. It is believed by Sri Lankans to be the site of a meeting between the Buddhist monk Mahinda and King Devanampiyatissa which inaugurated the presence of Buddhism in Sri Lanka. It is now a… … Wikipedia
