Arhat
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In Buddhism, an Arhat or Arahant is one who has gained insight into the nature of existence, has achieved nirvana, and has been liberated from the endless cycle of rebirth.
Arhat Garden at Hsi Lai Temple in the San Gabriel Valley of Southern California
Gohyaku rakan: five hundred statues depicting arhats, at the Daishō-in temple in Miyajima
Seated Luohan from Yixian, around 1000, one of a famous group of glazed pottery luohans from Yixian; British Museum
Bodhisattva
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In Buddhism, a bodhisattva is a person who has attained, or is striving towards, bodhi or Buddhahood. Often, the term specifically refers to a person who forgoes or delays personal nirvana or bodhi in
Arhat
…though differing in the path taken and the qualities developed along the way. Mahayana Buddhist teachings urge followers to take up the path of a bodhisattva, and to not fall back to the level of arhats and śrāvakas. The arhats, or at least the senior arhats, came to be widely regarded by Theravada buddhists…
A 9th-century relief depicting Avalokiteśvara Bodhisattva, from the Candi Plaosan temple located in Central Java, Indonesia
Probable early image of a bodhisattva (Bimaran casket, 50 CE)
Gandharan relief depicting the bodhisattva (future Gautama Buddha) taking a vow at the foot of Dipankara Buddha, Art Institute of Chicago
6th century painting of Maitreya, Kizil Caves, Cave 224