Is there a compendium of enlightenment stories (about Arhats and/or Bodhisattvas)?
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Yes. For the Theravada tradition's stories of the elder monks and nuns, please see the following books of the Khuddaka Nikaya (the minor collection):
- Theragatha (Verses of the Elder Monks) or here
- Therigatha (Verses of the Elder Nuns) or here
- Thera Apadana (Past Life Legends of the Elder Monks)
- Theri Apadana (Past Life Legends of the Elder Nuns)
For e.g. you can read the story of Sunita the Outcaste who became an arhat elder.
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