Arya

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:

• arhats
• pratyekabuddhas
• bodhisattvas
• buddhas

Alternative Translations

• Spiritually advanced being (LCN)