Sravaka
(Redirected from Shravaka)
<buddhism>
Sravaka (Sanskrit śrāvaka; Tibetan nyan thos; Pali sāvaka) is a hearer, a term applied to the personal disciples of the Buddha, distinguished as mahā-śrāvaka; it is also applied to hearers, or disciples in general; but its general connotation relates it to Hīnayāna disciples who understand the four dogmas, rid themselves of the unreality of the phenomenal, and enter nirvāṇa; it is the initial stage.
External links
- Digital Dictionary of Buddhism (log in with userID "guest")Sravaka is also a jain term meaning hearer.
hearer of jinavani i.e.speeches of jain munis (jain saints).
Categories: Buddhist terms