Get to know Arahant better with 4 real example sentences, the meaning.
Arahant meaning
Eminently high achiever who has attained enlightenment.
Using Arahant
- The main meaning on this page is: Eminently high achiever who has attained enlightenment.
- In the example corpus, arahant often appears in combinations such as: the arahant, an arahant.
Context around Arahant
- Average sentence length in these examples: 29 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 3 end
- Sentence types: 4 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Arahant
- In this selection, "arahant" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 29 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Recognizable usage signals include became an arahant and became an arahant however delivered. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "arahant" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aaargh, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with arahant
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
He is said to have gone to Suddhodana and taught the dharma, after which his father became an arahant. (19 words)
The tenth delegation, led by Kaludayi, a childhood friend of Gautama's (who also became an arahant), however, delivered the message. (21 words)
Of all the devas, Brahmās are the wisest of all gods and declared in Buddhism to be the highest but the Buddha and monks having reached the state of Arahant can surpass the Brahmās by status. (36 words)
In the Saṃyojanapuggala Sutta of the Aṅgutarra Nikaya, the Buddha describes four kinds of persons and tells us that the last person - the Arahant - has attained Nibbana by removing all 10 fetters that bind beings to samsara: "In the Arahant. (40 words)
Of all the devas, Brahmās are the wisest of all gods and declared in Buddhism to be the highest but the Buddha and monks having reached the state of Arahant can surpass the Brahmās by status. (36 words)
The tenth delegation, led by Kaludayi, a childhood friend of Gautama's (who also became an arahant), however, delivered the message. (21 words)
Example sentences (4)
In the Saṃyojanapuggala Sutta of the Aṅgutarra Nikaya, the Buddha describes four kinds of persons and tells us that the last person - the Arahant - has attained Nibbana by removing all 10 fetters that bind beings to samsara: "In the Arahant.
He is said to have gone to Suddhodana and taught the dharma, after which his father became an arahant.
Of all the devas, Brahmās are the wisest of all gods and declared in Buddhism to be the highest but the Buddha and monks having reached the state of Arahant can surpass the Brahmās by status.
The tenth delegation, led by Kaludayi, a childhood friend of Gautama's (who also became an arahant), however, delivered the message.
Common combinations with arahant
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- the arahant 2×
- an arahant 2×