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<blockquote class="definition">In the [Pali Canon]] and '''Arahat''' is a "perfected person, one who has gained insight into the true nature of existence and has achieved nirvana (spiritual enlightenment).  </blockquote>

==Syncretic Terms==

[[Perfection]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Perfection]]}}

[[Connected One]] > {{#ask:[[Is a syncretic term::Connected One]]}}

==Notes==

The concept is found in [[The Book of the Great Decease]]<ref>Davids, T. W. Rhys. The Book of the Great Decease - the Maha-Parinibbana-Sutta. Trans. Davids, Translated from Pali by T. W. Rhys. Kindle Edition ed: Amazon Digital Services.</ref> 

Arhat (अर्हत्) is the Sanskrit word for deserving/worthy/venerable. 

An Arhat Buddha (अर्हत् बुद्ध)is an awakened one ([http://www.andhrabharati.com/dictionary/sanskrit/index.php?w=%E0%A4%AC%E0%A5%8B%E0%A4%A7one who knows and understand]) who has perfected themselves (i.e. is fully [[Aligned]]) and therefore, in [[LP]] nomenclature, is worthy and capable of full [[Connection]]

==See Also==

[[Tthagata]]

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