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Numbered Discourses · AN 9.9

  • Numbered Discourses 9.9Aṅguttara Nikāya 9.9
  • 1. Awakening1. Sambodhivagga

IndividualsPuggalasutta

“Mendicants, these nine individuals are found in the world.“Navayime, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. What nine?Katame nava? The perfected one and the one practicing for perfection. The non-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of non-return. The once-returner and the one practicing to realize the fruit of once-return. The stream-enterer and the one practicing to realize the fruit of stream-entry. And the ordinary person.Arahā, arahattāya paṭipanno, anāgāmī, anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sakadāgāmī, sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sotāpanno, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, puthujjano— These are the nine individuals found in the world.”ime kho, bhikkhave, nava puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

Similar passages elsewhere

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  4. AN 4.131 Fetters 0.53near 0.1Numbered Discourses 4.131 14. Individuals Fetters “Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world. What four? One individual hasn’t given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters fo…
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