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A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism

Aryan

From Ārya (Sk.) meaning noble. In P.Ariya, e.g., the Aryan or noble Eightfold Path, or the four Aryan or noble Truths. Taken from the Aryan race, the word was used by the Buddha as worthy of the race, noble in conduct.

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Aryan from A Popular Dictionary of Buddhism. ISBN: 0-203-98616-4. Published: 12-16-1997. ©2009 Taylor and Francis. All rights reserved.



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