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Śrāvaka

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Śrāvaka (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 Mahāyāna, it refers to those who, in contrast to bodhisattvas, seek personal enlightenment to the level of arhat.

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Śrāvaka

A Dictionary of Buddhism | 2004 | | Copyright

Śrāvaka. See śrāvakayāna.

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DAMIEN KEOWN. "Śrāvaka." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. 27 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

DAMIEN KEOWN. "Śrāvaka." A Dictionary of Buddhism. 2004. Encyclopedia.com. (May 27, 2012). http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O108-rvaka.html

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