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Buddhist titles

  • BodhisattvaThe Sanskrit word bodhisattva combines two roots: bodhi, meaning awakening or enlightenment, and sattva, a term with contested definitions.
  • ArhatThe Sanskrit word arhat appears in the Rigveda, a collection of ancient hymns dating to roughly 1500 BCE. In that text, the term carries the sense of…
  • ŚrāvakaThe Sanskrit word śrāvaka translates directly to "hearer" or more broadly to "disciple." This single term anchors the identity of followers in both Buddhism…