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'''Arya''' literally means noble or sublime. The Tibetan word for Arya (''pakpa | '''Arya''' (Skt. ''ārya''; Tib. [[འཕགས་པ་]], ''pakpa'', [[Wyl.]] '' 'phags pa'') literally means 'noble' or 'sublime'. The Tibetan word for Arya (''pakpa'') means 'elevated' or 'exalted', and refers to the exalted state, surpassing that of an ordinary, samsaric being, which is attained when reaching the [[path of seeing]], whether as a [[shravaka]], [[pratyekabuddha]] or [[bodhisattva]]. | ||
==Subdivisions== | |||
There are four classes of noble beings: | |||
*[[arhat]]s | |||
*[[pratyekabuddha]]s | |||
*[[bodhisattva]]s | |||
*[[buddha]]s | |||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*Spiritually advanced being ([[LCN]]) | |||
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[[Category: Sanskrit Terms]] | |||
Latest revision as of 03:50, 20 August 2017
Arya (Skt. ārya; Tib. འཕགས་པ་, pakpa, Wyl. 'phags pa) literally means 'noble' or 'sublime'. The Tibetan word for Arya (pakpa) means 'elevated' or 'exalted', and refers to the exalted state, surpassing that of an ordinary, samsaric being, which is attained when reaching the path of seeing, whether as a shravaka, pratyekabuddha or bodhisattva.
Subdivisions
There are four classes of noble beings:
Alternative Translations
- Spiritually advanced being (LCN)