Foe destroyer

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Foe destroyer	(tib.: dra chom pa) Sometimes also called Arhant, Arahat or Arahant; female Arhat is called Arhati. A being who has attained the fifth (and the last) path of no more learning by destroying mental afflictions and dualistic ego grasping. There are three types of Arhats: 1. Hearer Arhat (sravaka arhat) 2. Solitary-realizer Arhat (pratyekabuddha arhat) 3. Buddha Arhat (buddha arhat). Hearer Arhat and Solitary-realizer Arhat abide in Nirvana and belong to Hinayana, whereas Buddha Arhat does not stay in Nirvana and belongs to Mahayana.

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(tib.: dra chom pa) Sometimes also called Arhant, Arahat or Arahant; female Arhat is called Arhati. A being who has attained the fifth (and the last) path of no more learning by destroying mental afflictions and dualistic ego grasping.

There are three types of Arhats:

1. Hearer Arhat (sravaka arhat)

2. Solitary-realizer Arhat (pratyekabuddha arhat)

3. Buddha Arhat (buddha arhat).

Hearer Arhat and Solitary-realizer Arhat abide in Nirvana and belong to Hinayana, whereas Buddha Arhat does not stay in Nirvana and belongs to Mahayana.

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"What is born will die, what has been gathered will be dispersed, what has been accumulated will be exhausted, what has been built up will collapse, and what has been high will be brought low."

- Buddhist scripture