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The change of the old classical arhat into the Pâli arahan, and then back into Sanskrit arhanta, arahanta, and at last arihanta, with the meaning of “destroyer of the enemies” — _i.e. _ the passions — shows very clearly the different stages through which Sanskrit words passed in the different phases of Buddhist literature.
Chips From A German Workshop, Vol. V. Miscellaneous Later Essays 1861
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