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strict doctrinal terms – is nirvāṇa, and the goal in human terms is arahantship, the state of a person who has attained nirvāṇa in this present life...

non-returning; (6) the fruition of non-returning; (7) the path to arahantship; (8) the fruition of arahantship. The first stage is that of Sotāpanna (Pali; Sanskrit:...

subsequent Anattalakkhana Sutta regarding anatta, Kaundinya gained full arahantship. Kaundinya thus became the first arahant. Having realised arahanthood...

five bhikkhus had attained arahantship. This was five days after all of the first five bhikkhus had attained arahantship. The Buddha was pacing up and...

anumodanā). While all of the other hermits at the hermitage attained arahantship following the teaching, Nanda did not and instead made a resolution to...

 440, n. 14, states that sensual desire is "eradicated by the path of arahantship (since kāmacchanda is here interpreted widely enough to include desire...

net/Books2/Maha_Boowa_The_Path_to_Arahantship.pdf (consulted 19 March 2009)p.99 Maha Boowa, Arahattamagga, Arahattaphala: the Path to Arahantship – A Compilation of...

According to Sri Lankan sources more than 1000 monks who had attained Arahantship were involved in the task. The place where the project was undertaken...

where only anāgāmins reside. There they attain full enlightenment (arahantship). An anāgāmin is free from the lowest five chains or fetters (Sanskrit:...

qualities or forms of meditation. For example, in the Pali Four Ways to Arahantship Sutta (AN 4.170), it is said that one can develop calm and then insight...

and preached further to Śuddhodana at his deathbed. Finally he gained Arahantship. Tuladhar, Swoyambhu D. (November 2002), "The Ancient City of Kapilvastu...

and fading of the five aggregates of clinging (pañc'upādāna-khandha) extinction (khaya) of the taints (āsava) [Arahantship] This box: view talk edit...

Sotāpanna Sakadāgāmin Anāgāmin Arahat In regards to disciples achieving arahantship, Bhikkhu Bodhi writes: In principle the entire practice of the Noble...

"destruction of the cankers" (āsava-khaye), that is, the achievement of Arahantship. More specifically, in describing a set of supporting conditions that...

the brightly shining citta is "unstained," it is supremely poised for arahantship, and so could be conceived as the "womb" of the arahant, for which a...

Assaji (Pali: Assaji, Sanskrit: Aśvajit) was one of the first five arahants of Gautama Buddha. He is known for his conversion of Sariputta and Mahamoggallana...

destinations; and, "Extinction of mental intoxicants" (āsavakkhaya), upon which arahantship follows. The attainment of these six higher powers is mentioned in a...

attaining the final goal of Nirvana. However, such disciples either attain Arahantship on the brink of death or enter the monastic order soon after their attainment...

were seen as being significant for aspirants to both Buddhahood and arahantship. Bhikkhu Bodhi summarizes: in established Theravāda tradition the pāramīs...

Uppalavannā, one of the Buddha's chief female disciples, famously attained arahantship using a fire (tejo) kasina as her object of meditation. Of the forty...