What is "arhats"

Usage examples of "arhats".

The weavers' detailed depiction of the Theraveda arhats or saints made him uneasy and he had it burned without a pang of remorse.

One must diligently follow the paths laid out by the arhats, the saints and the boddhisatvas, the Buddhas-to-be.

According to their attainment of these truths, the Aryas, or followers of Buddha, are distinguished into four classes,-- Srotapannas, Sakridagamins, Anagamins, and Arhats.

Hereupon the Arhats and Bhikshus observant of the rules, to the number in all of 700 monks, examined afresh and collated the collection of disciplinary books.

There are caverns also of the Arhats, one where each sat and meditated, amounting to several hundred in all.

When the click of his rosary again broke the hush of the inner court where the calm images of the Arhats stand, a novice whispered, 'Thy chela is here,' and the old man strode forth, forgetting the end of that prayer.

To lose touch with Buddha and his many arhats, or heavenly disciples, is to risk one's life.

EIGHTEEN FIGHTING LOHANS OF SHAOLIN Traditionally there were Eighteen Buddhist Arhats or Lohans (Chinese luohan], sixteen of them Indian, the other two Chinese.

Few are there among men who arrive at the other shore (become Arhats).