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'''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', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being. There are four classes of noble beings: | '''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', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being. | ||
==Subdivisions== | |||
There are four classes of noble beings: | |||
*[[arhat]]s | *[[arhat]]s | ||
*[[pratyekabuddha]]s | *[[pratyekabuddha]]s | ||
*[[bodhisattva]]s | *[[bodhisattva]]s | ||
*[[buddha]]s | *[[buddha]]s | ||
==Alternative Translations== | |||
*Spiritually advanced being ([[LCN]]) | |||
[[Category:Key Terms]] | [[Category:Key Terms]] | ||
[[category:Titles]] | [[category:Titles]] | ||
Revision as of 07:55, 6 March 2011
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', as in elevated above the level of an ordinary, samsaric being.
Subdivisions
There are four classes of noble beings:
Alternative Translations
- Spiritually advanced being (LCN)