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'''Arya''' (Skt. ''ārya''; Tib. ''pakpa''; [[Wyl.]] '' 'phags pa'') literally means 'noble' or 'sublime'. The Tibetan word for Arya (''pakpa'') means 'elevated' or 'exalted', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being. | '''Arya''' (Skt. ''ārya''; Tib. ''pakpa''; [[Wyl.]] '' 'phags pa'') literally means 'noble' or 'sublime'. The Tibetan word for Arya (''pakpa'') means 'elevated' or 'exalted', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being. There are four classes of noble beings: | ||
*[[arhat]]s | |||
*[[pratyekabuddha]]s | |||
*[[bodhisattva]]s | |||
*[[buddha]]s | |||
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Revision as of 16:37, 4 July 2009
Arya (Skt. ārya; Tib. pakpa; Wyl. 'phags pa) literally means 'noble' or 'sublime'. The Tibetan word for Arya (pakpa) means 'elevated' or 'exalted', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being. There are four classes of noble beings: