WHAT IS THE MEANING OF "SAMMA-ARAHAM", AND WHY REPEAT IT ? Samma-Araham is a compound term derived from ancient Indian philosophy. Samma is a prefix which means the righteous one. In ancient Indian philosophy, there was the belief that all human beings, regardless of nationality or faith, have their own goal of highest achievement. This goal they called the arahant and the one who achieves it they called arahanta. The compounded term Samma-Araham means the righteous absolute of attainment of a h