What is the difference between an arhat, bodhisattva and a buddha?
Apr 14, 2017 · What is the difference between an arhat, a bodhisattva and a buddha? References to the scriptures would be most helpful. I'm open to both Theravada and Mahayana perspectives.
arhats - Is it possible to recognize a person who has achieved ...
As per the Wikipedia article "Arhat": In Theravada Buddhism, an Arhat [...] is a "perfected person" who has attained nirvana. And I saw somewhere that one is not allowed to say one is an Arhat. ...
vinaya - Arhat Culapanthaka's display of psychic powers to a …
Jan 12, 2016 · In DP Verse 25, we read about Arhat Culapanthaka displaying psychic powers (appearing as many) to possibly a lay person, i.e. the messenger: When the messenger from …
Buddhas vs bodhisattvas vs arhats vs devas vs brahmas
Aug 29, 2014 · Arhat (in Theravada) is a completely enlightened person (thanks to a Buddha's help). Arhat (in Mahayana) is person who has attained Peace (of enlightenment) for him or …
doubt - Incarnation of Arhat Ji Gong 濟公 - Buddhism Stack …
2 Chinese often worship Ji Gong and I personally believe it's a misconception of Buddhism or something need to be revised by Buddhism teaching/new Sutta? Source of Ji Gong He was …
Bodhisattva wisdom vs. Arhat Wisdom - Buddhism Stack Exchange
This answer says that: in terms of wisdom, a Hinayana arhat is more powerful than a bodhisattva before the 8th bhumi, because he abandoned afflictive obscurations while the bodhisattva …
Is Karma different for accidental killing than intentional killing?
The background story to the first verse of the Dhammapada is of an arhat killing insects accidentally, because he's blind. The verse says, All mental phenomena have mind as their …
Is it bad karma to disagree with an arhat? - Buddhism Stack …
Aug 25, 2017 · I just wondered, is it bad karma at all to disagree with an arhat? I'm not saying I would, I just wondered, because killing one is phenomenally bad! What about disagreeing with …
The Bodhisattva ideal in practice (and its relation to the Arhat ideal ...
Nov 24, 2015 · I have questions about the Bodhisattva ideal, based on the 37 practices of the Bodhisattva. I’m also curious about how this practice is for one with the aspiration of becoming …
stages of the path - A view of the self - Buddhism Stack Exchange
Jan 19, 2021 · In other words, one may not regard the five aggregates as self (attā) or as belonging to self, but this does not mean that one is an arhat. This is because even after the …