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Consider the following statements:

1. An Arhat deliberately postpones final liberation to assist other beings in attaining enlightenment.
2. An Arhat is regarded in all Buddhist traditions as inferior to the Bodhisattva ideal.
3. The term Śramaṇa refers exclusively to Buddhist monastic practitioners.
4. Both Arhat and Bodhisattva aim at Nirvana, but differ in their approach toward the liberation of others.

Which of the statements given above is/are correct?

(a) Only 1 statement is correct
(b) Only 2 statements are correct
(c) Only 3 statements are correct
(d) All 4 statements are incorrect