Arhan: 2 definitions
Introduction:
Arhan means something in Buddhism, Pali, Hinduism, Sanskrit. If you want to know the exact meaning, history, etymology or English translation of this term then check out the descriptions on this page. Add your comment or reference to a book if you want to contribute to this summary article.
In Buddhism
General definition (in Buddhism)
See Arhat and Four Fruition.Languages of India and abroad
Sanskrit dictionary
Arhan (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 不生 [bù shēng]: “unarisen”; “unproduced”.
2) 羅漢 [luó hàn]: “luohan”.
3) 阿梨呵 [ā lí hē]: “arhat”.
4) 阿羅漢 [ā luó hàn]: “arhat”.
2) Arhān (in Sanskrit) can be associated with the following Chinese terms:
1) 阿羅訶 [ā luó hē]: “saint”.
Sanskrit, also spelled संस्कृतम् (saṃskṛtam), is an ancient language of India commonly seen as the grandmother of the Indo-European language family (even English!). Closely allied with Prakrit and Pali, Sanskrit is more exhaustive in both grammar and terms and has the most extensive collection of literature in the world, greatly surpassing its sister-languages Greek and Latin.
See also (Relevant definitions)
Starts with (+0): Arhamtyadharma, Arhamtyakriye, Arhamtyalakshmi, Arhanandi, Arhane, Arhaniya, Arhanmarga, Arhanmata, Arhanna, Arhannaya, Arhant, Arhanta, Arhantaghatin, Arhanti, Arhantika, Arhantya, Arhaṇa.
Full-text (+0): Luo han, Arhanmata, A li he, A luo han, Ying ren, Bu sheng, A luo han he, Da sa a jie a luo he san ye san fu, Yashodhara, Da cheng si guo, Bu dong fa, Ayi, A luo he, Ying gong, Samudagata, Chaviccheda, Si xiang.
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Search found 17 books and stories containing Arhan, Arhān; (plurals include: Arhans, Arhāns). You can also click to the full overview containing English textual excerpts. Below are direct links for the most relevant articles:
Mahavastu (great story) (by J. J. Jones)
Chapter VI - A visit to the Śuddhāvāsa Devas < [Volume I]
Chapter XX - The Mahāgovindīya-sūtra < [Volume III]
Chapter XXIV - The Buddha Maṅgala < [Volume I]
Rig Veda (translation and commentary) (by H. H. Wilson)
A Descriptive Catalogue of the Sanskrit Manuscripts, Madras (by M. Seshagiri Sastri)
Page 442 < [Volume 16 (1913)]
Amarakoshodghatana of Kshirasvamin (study) (by A. Yamuna Devi)
Jainism (The Nirgranthas) < [Chapter 4 - Cultural Aspects]
The concept of Sharira as Prameya (by Elizabeth T. Jones)
The Jaina Philosophy < [Chapter 1]
Vakyapadiya of Bhartrihari (by K. A. Subramania Iyer)
Verse 3.14.455 < [Book 3 - Pada-kāṇḍa (14): Vṛtti-samuddeśa (On Ccomplex Formation)]