Any thoughts about Arahants?

[Aloka]

Dear friends,

What are your personal thoughts about Arahants?

Here are two articles:

From the Learn Religions website: "What is an Arhat or Arahant in Buddhism?"

https://www.learnreligions.com/arhat-or-arahant-449673

From Bhikkhu Bodhi: "Arahants, Bodhisattvas, and Buddhas."

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/...hisattvas.html

- from the suttas : SN 22.76 The Perfected Ones:

https://suttacentral.net/sn22.76/en/sujato

- and from the Dhammapada V11:The Arahant or Perfected One:

https://www.accesstoinsight.org/tipi...p.07.budd.html






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[mjaviem]

Arahants is a good discussion topic because it brings to the table many aspects of our understanding of the teachings. For me, what I learned is that Arahants are permanently at peace no matter what and cannot be blamed for any harm. There's no passion in them, only pure wisdom.

[Aloka]

I've talked to and been very grateful to received advice from some amazing teachers over the years since I first discovered Buddhism - but I don't know if any of them were arahants. I don't know how one is supposed to recognise an arahant!

[justusryans]

I don’t think a arahant would identify themselves as a arahant. I think I would have difficulty believing anyone who identified themselves as such. Do I think there are arahants? Sure.