10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ARHATSHIP»
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arhatship in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Buddhism: The Light of Asia
These people are barred in the first place from joining the order of monks, and
hence would never have the opportunity to progress toward arhatship. The path
to arhatship is marked by four stages described by stereotyped formulas. The first
...
Kenneth Kuan Shêng Chʻen, 1968
2
A Dictionary of the Pali Language
th) have no connexion with this verse, and refer not to Arhatship (araliattaphald),
hut to the other three paths ; and it is most important to hear in mind that
Dhammapada is not an original work, lint n collection of detached passages
taken from ...
Robert Cæsar Childers, 1875
3
A Dictionary of the Pali Language: 1: A-NIB.
Now to be the ultimate goal of Buddhism, Arhatship must be an eternal state, for if
it be not eternal it must sooner or later terminate either in annihilation or in a state
which is not blissful, in either case it is not the goal of Buddhism. But since ...
4
Gateway to Knowledge: The Treatise Entitled the Gate for ...
[11,6] There are two types of arhatship: (/unadorned [arhatship]' is the arhatship
that is totally liberated from all disturbing emotions by means of discriminating
knowledge and a) 'adorned [arhatship]' is, in addition to that, the mind liberated ...
Mi-pham-rgya-mtsho (ʼJam-mgon ʼJu), 2000
5
The Legend and Cult of Upagupta: Sanskrit Buddhism in North ...
Arhatship and the Laity We shall come back to this theme later, but first we need
to return to the story of Upagupta and address the question of his ordination as a
monk. As we have noted, an important feature of Upagupta's enlightenment is ...
6
Buddhism and Peace: Theory and Practice
earliest Buddhist usage, Buddhahood and Arhatship are so closely allied that it is
difficult to draw any significant distinction between the two.11 The Pali canonical
texts lay down in various formulae the qualities which go to make Arhatship.
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Thinking of Amitābha Buddha: Selected Mahāyāna Sūtras
Selected Mahāyāna Sūtras Rulu. Mahãmaudgalyãyana (Օؾຑ), together with
his own disciples, following his good friend Ĺãriputra, became a disciple of the
Buddha and attained Arhatship in a month. Ĺãriputra is portrayed as standing on
...
Soon after, she attained full arhatship. Whereas Suprabha was accosted by her
suitors prior to her attainment of arhatship, Kas'isundari was pursued by the
suitors after she had already attained arhatship. Nevertheless, Kas'isundari, too,
awed ...
The Lotus Sutra, similarly, asserts that of those who circumambulate a stupa and
venerate it, "some realise arhatship, others attain pratyekabuddhahood; and
others ... in immense numbers, raise their minds to supreme, perfect
enlightenment ...
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A History of Buddhist Philosophy: Continuities and ...
"No indeed, O Fortunate One, it does not occur to the Arhat, 'I have attained
Arhatship.' And why? Because there is no thing (dharma) named 'Arhat.'
Therefore, it is called 'Arhat.' If, O Fortunate One, it occurs to an Arhat, 'I have
attained ...
David J. Kalupahana, 1992
2 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ARHATSHIP»
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arhatship is used in the context of the following news items.
Women In Buddhism: The Thai Nun Controversy
At His time many bhikkhuni's achieved Arhatship and the lesser levels. The history shows that the lineage of the Bhikkhuni Order is intact to this ... «Beliefnet.com, Nov 09»
How Sri Dalada was protected
... of his saintliness and proficiency in meditation attained to a spiritual state known as Vidarsana, which is a preliminary stage of Arhatship. «Ceylon Daily News, Jul 07»
