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perfected one, noble person who has attained the fourth stage of enlightenment.
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Model of perfected personality i Buddhist Psychology
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alternative name for Buddha; Buddhist disciple, including a bodhisattva
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person who has realised the final stage of enlightenment
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worthy one, i.e. one who has attained nibbana
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"worthy one"; one who has attained no more learning.
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An individual who has eliminated the 'fetters' by working through the Eightfold Path and who has realised Nirvana (Pali Nibbana). The Theravada ideal. Some translate the word into English as 'saint' but there is no absolutely accurate translation.
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