Note 61 — Chapter VI · HOLY BOOKS, OR BIBLES. (continued 3)
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The state of an "Arhat" is the highest of four degrees which the hearers of the Buddha used to attain; i. e., the one which led most directly to Nirvâna. The other three degrees were those of Srotâpatti, of Sakridâgâmin, and Anâgâmin. The Arhat was not born again; each of the other three had a smaller or greater number of existences to undergo before Nirvâna.