Arahant: A “fully enlightened one” or “pure one”. A person who, by fol­lowing the Buddha’s Path to Freedom, has totally eradicated his mental defilements (kilesas) and thus possesses the certainty that all traces of ignorance and delusion have been conclusively destroyed, never to arise in his heart again in the future. Having completely severed the fetters that once bound him to the cycle of repeated birth and death, he is no longer destined for future rebirth. Thus, the Arahant is the individual who has attained Nibbãna; and though the physical and mental components of personality (khandhas) remain intact until his death, his citta—being free of all defiling elements whatsoever—is absolutely pure. At death, body and mind disintegrate, leaving only the unconditioned, absolutely pure nature of the citta—which is wholly beyond conventional description.

阿罗汉(Arahant)：“圆满证悟者”或“清净者”。指跟随佛陀解脱之道，已彻底熄灭内心烦恼，因此绝对肯定一切无明虚妄已完全被消除，不会再出现于心中。由于已彻底切断过去驱使他轮回生死的结使，他将不再投生。所以，阿罗汉是已证涅槃者，虽然在去世前他的五蕴还继续存在，可是他的心(citta)——已解脱于一切染污因素——绝对清净。死亡时，身体和意识(mind)分解，剩下超越世俗概念——心(citta)无为、绝对清净的本性。