China: Two Buddhist luohan (arhat) in conversation in the wilds. Qing Dynasty painter Jia Quan, 18th century

In Theravada Buddhism, an arhat is a 'perfected person' who has attained nirvana. In other Buddhist traditions the term has also been used for people far advanced along the path of Enlightenment, but who may not have reached full Buddhahood.

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