enlightened being
One who knows
An enlightened being is a person who has achieved spiritual awakening or profound understanding of ultimate reality—typically through meditation, contemplation, or religious practice.
The concept appears across traditions: a Buddha in Buddhism, a sage in Hinduism, a mystic in Western traditions.
An enlightened being has transcended ordinary ignorance, attachment, or suffering: The monks sought guidance from the enlightened being who lived in the mountain temple.
- bodhisattvaBuddhist helper of all
- truthAccordance with reality
- meditationFocused attention practice
- onenessState of being unified
- inner peaceMental and emotional tranquility
altruism · nirvana · saint · empathy · sage · self-realization · bodhi · mindfulness · awakening · avatar · samadhi · ethics · old soul · spiritual master · liberation · ego death · satori · divine union
enlightened beingworldling
One absorbed in earthly matters
sleepwalker · lost soul · materialist · fool
enlightened beingdemon
Malevolent supernatural being
evil spirit · fallen angel · devil · Mara · rakshasa
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