āraṇya; fromaraṇya, 'forest.'阿蘭若迦āraṇyaka, one who lives there. Intp. by 無諍聲 no sound of discord; 閑靜 shut in and quiet; 遠離 far removed; 空 寂 uninhabited and still; a lonely abode 500 bow-lengths from any village. A hermitage, or place of retirement for meditation. Three kinds of occupants are given: 達磨阿蘭若迦dharma-āraṇyaka; 摩祭阿蘭若迦mātaṅga-āraṇyaka, and 檀陀阿蘭若迦daṇḍaka-āraṇyaka. Other forms are: 阿蘭那 or 阿蘭攘; 阿蘭陀 or 陁; 阿練若 or 阿練茄; 曷剌[羊*兒].