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Arakkhiya Arahatta

Arakkhiya (adj.) [a + rakkhiya, grd. of rakkhati] not to be battle, i. e. peacefullness, friendliness & see in it a syn. of
s.
guarded, viz. (1) impossible to watch (said of women folk) metta. Thus Dhammapāla at PvA 230 expl it as "mettā — vi-
J ii.326 (a. nāma itthiyo); iii.90 (mātugāmo nāma a.). — (2) hārin", & in this meaning it is found freq. in BSk. e. g. Divy
unnecessary to be guarded Vin ii.194 (Tathāgatā). 401; Av. Ś ii.131 (q. v. for further ref. under note 3); M Vastu
i.165; ii.292. Cp. also the epithet of the Buddhas raṇañjaha]
Arakkheyya (adj.) [in form = arakkhiya] only in nt. "that which
one who lives in seclusion, an anchoret, hermit; hence a harm-
does not need to be guarded against", what one does not need 33
less, peaceful person A i.24; Th 2, 358, 360; Pv iv.1 (= PvA
to heed, superfluous to beware of A iv.82 (cattāri Tathāgatassa
d.
a° āni). — 3 arakkheyyāni are enum at D iii.217 (but as 230); ThA 244. Cp. Dhs trsl. 336.
ārakkh°, which is also given by Childers). Araṇi & °ī (f.) [Vedic araṇī & araṇi fr. ṛ] wood for kindling fire
by attrition, only in foll. cpds.: °potaka small firewood, all
Araghaṭṭa [Sk. araghaṭṭaka (so Halāyudha, see Aufrecht p. 138),
that is needed for producing fire, chiefly drill sticks Miln 53;
dialect.] a wheel for raising water from a well Bdgh. on
°sahita (nt.) same Vin ii.217; J i. 212 (ī); v.46 (ī); DhA ii.246;
cakkavaṭṭaka at cv v.16, 2 (Vin ii.318). So read for T. ara-
°mathana rubbing of firewood J vi.209. — Note. The read-
hatta — ghaṭi — yanta acc to Morris, J.P.T.S. 1885, 30; cp.
rd
also Vin. Texts iii.112. — The 2 part of the cpd. is doubtful; ing at PvA 211 araṇiyehi devehi sadisa — vaṇṇa is surely a
misreading (v. l. BB ariyehi).
Morris & Aufrecht compare the modern Hindī form arhaṭ or
rahaṭ "a well — wheel". Arati (f.) [a + rati] dislike, discontent, aversion Sn 270, 436, 642,
938; Dh 418 (= ukkaṇṭhitattaṁ DhA iv.225); Th 2, 339 (=
Araja (adj.) [a + raja] free from dust or impurity S iv.218 (of the
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wind); Vv 53 (= apagata — raja VvA 236). ukkaṇṭhi ThA 239); Sdhp 476.
Aravinda [ara + vinda (?) Halāyudha gives as Sk. aravinda nt.] a
Arañña (nt.) [Vedic araṇya; from araṇa, remote, + ya. In the Rig
lotus, Nymphaea Nelumbo Dāvs v.62.
V. araṇya still means remoteness (opp. to amā, at home). In
the Ath V. it has come to mean wilderness or forest. Connected Araha (adj.) (—°) [Vedic arha of arh] 1. worthy of, deserving,
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with ārād and āre, remote, far from]. forest D i.71; M i.16; entitled to, worth Dh 195 (pūjā°); Pv ii.8 (dakkhiṇā°); VvA
iii.104; S i.4, 7, 29, 181, 203 (mahā); A i.60 (°vanapatthāni); 23 (daṇḍa° deserving punishment). Freq. in cpd. mahâraha
ii.252; iii.135, 138; Sn 39, 53, 119; Dh 99, 329, 330; It 90; Vv [Sk. mahârgha] worth much, of great value, costly, dear J i.50,
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56 ; Ps i.176. [The commentators, give a wider meaning to the 58; iii.83, etc. (see mahant). — 2. fit for, apt for, suitable PvA
word. Thus the O. C. (Vin iii.46, quoted Vism 72 & SnA 83) 26 (paribhoga° fit for eating).
says every place, except a village and the approach thereto, is
Arahati [Vedic arhati, etym. uncertain but cp. agghati] to be wor-
arañña. See also Vin iii.51; DA i.209; PvA 73; VvA 249; J
thy of, to deserve, to merit (= Lat. debeo) Sn 431, 552 (rājā
i.149, 215; ii.138; v.70]. 6
arahasi bhavituṁ); J i.262; Dh 9, 10, 230; Pv iii.6 . — ppr.
-āyatana a forest haunt Vin ii.201; S ii.269; J i.173; VvA
arahant (q. v.). Cp. also adj. araha.
301; PvA 54, 78, 141. -kuṭikā a hut in the forest, a forest
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Arahatta (nt.) [abstr. formation fr. arahat°, 2 nd base of ara-
lodge S i.61; iii.116; iv.116, 380; DhA iv.31 (as v. l.; T. has
n.
hant in comp : see arahant iv.2] the state or condition of an
°kuṭi). -gata gone into the forest (as loneliness) M i.323; A
Arahant, i. e. perfection in the Buddhist sense = Nibbāna (S
iii.353; v.109 sq., 207, 323 sq. -ṭhāna a place in the forest
iv.151) final & absolute emancipation, Arahantship, the at-
J i.253. -vāsa a dwelling in the forest, a hermitage J i.90.
tainment of the last & highest stage of the Path (see magga
-vihāra living in (the) loneliness (of the forest) A iii.343 sq.
& anāgāmin). This is not restricted by age or sex or calling.
Araññaka (& Āraññāka) (adj.) [arañña + ka] belonging to soli-
There is one instance in the Canon of a child having attained
tude or to the forest, living in the forest, fond of solitude, living
Arahantship at the age of 7. One or two others occur in the
as hermits (bhikkhū) M i.214 (ā°), 469; iii.89; S ii.187, 202 (v.
Comy ThA 64 (Selā); PvA 53 (Sankicca). Many women Ara-
l. ā°), 208 sq.; 281; A iii.343, 391; iv.291, 344, 435; v.10. See
hants are mentioned by name in the oldest texts. About 400
also āraññaka.
men Arahants are known. Most of them were bhikkhus, but
Araññakatta (nt.) [abstr. fr. araññaka] the habit of one who lives A iii.451 gives the names of more than a score lay Arahants
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in the forest, indulgence in solitude & sequestration, a hermit's (cp. D ii.93 = S v.360, and the references in Dial. iii.5 n ).
practice, seclusion S ii.202, 208 sq. See also āraññakatta. — Arahattaṁ is defined at S iv.252 as rāga — kkhaya, dosa°,
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Araṇa (adj. — n.) [Vedic araṇa fr. *ara √ṛ, which as abl. ārā is moha°. Descriptions of this state are to be found in the for-
mulae expressing the feelings of an Arahant (see arahant ii.).
used as adv. far from, cp. P. ārakā. Orig. meaning "removed
Vin ii.254; D iii.10, 11, 255; A iii.34, 421, 430; v.209; Pug
from, remote, far". See also arañña]. (adj.) living in solitude,
73; Nett 15, 82; DA i.180, 188, 191; DhA ii 95; iv.193; PvA
far from the madding crowd M iii.237 (°vibhanga — sutta); S
14. — Phrases: arahattaṁ sacchikaroti to experience Ara-
i.44, 45; J i.340 (tittha°?).
hantship Vin ii.74; D i.229; arahattaṁ pāpuṇāti to attain or
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Araṇa (nt.) [a + raṇa] quietude, peace Nett 55 (+ tāṇa), 176 (or
reach Arahantship (usually in aor. pāpuṇi) J ii.229 ThA 64;
as adj. = peaceful) ThA 134 (+ saraṇa); Vbh 19 sq. (opp. DhA ii.49 (saha paṭisambhidāhi) 93 (id.); PvA 53, 54, 61, 233
saraṇa). See saraṇa 2.
& freq. elsewhere; cp. arahattāya paṭipanna D iii.255; A i.120;
-vihārin (or araṇā — vihārin) [to be most likely taken as
iv.292 sq., 372 sq.
araṇā°, abl. of araṇa in function of ārakā, i. e. adv. far from, -gahaṇa attainment of Arahantship DhA i.8. -patta
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away; the spelling araṇa would refer it to araṇa . As regards (& patti) one who has attained Ar. S i.196; v.273; A ii.157;
n.
meaning the P. Commentators expl it as opp. of raṇa fight,
iii.376; iv.235. -phala the fruit of Ar. Vin i.39, 41, 293; iii.93;
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