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'''Arya''' literally means noble or sublime. The Tibetan word for Arya (''pakpa | '''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. | ||
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Revision as of 18:51, 26 September 2008
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.