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TRA
r
vaka(Skt., ‘one who hears’). In Eastern religions, a layperson with religious commitment. In Buddhism, it referred originally to personal disciples of the
Buddha
, or to students in general, but in
Mah
y
na
, it refers to those who, in contrast to
bodhisattvas
, seek personal enlightenment to the level of
arhat
.
Buddha
, or to students in general, but in
Mah
yna, it refers to those who, in contrast to
bodhisattvas
, seek personal enlightenment to the level of
arhat
.
rvakayna(the way of the disciple, a less derogatory name for H
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