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[[voice-hearer fruits]] ([[聲聞果]]). | [[voice-hearer fruits]] ([[聲聞果]]). | ||
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A. The four {{Wiki|holy}} [[fruits]] achieved by [[voice-hearers]] on the [[Liberation]] Way are | A. The four {{Wiki|holy}} [[fruits]] achieved by [[voice-hearers]] on the [[Liberation]] Way are | ||
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(1) [[Srotāpanna]], the [[Stream Enterer]], who will attain [[Arhatship]] after at most seven times {{Wiki|being}} [[reborn]] as a [[god]] then a [[human]]; | (1) [[Srotāpanna]], the [[Stream Enterer]], who will attain [[Arhatship]] after at most seven times {{Wiki|being}} [[reborn]] as a [[god]] then a [[human]]; | ||
| − | (2) [[Sakṛdāgāmin]], the [[Once Returner]], who will be [[reborn]] as a [[human]] only once more before [[attaining]] [[Arhatship]]; | + | |
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| + | (2) [[Sakṛdāgāmin]], the [[Once Returner]], who will be [[reborn]] as a [[human]] only once more before [[attaining]] [[Arhatship]]; | ||
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(3) [[Anāgāmin]], the [[Never Returner]], who will not be [[reborn]] as a [[human]] but will attain [[Arhatship]] in a [[pure abode]] [[heaven]] in the [[form realm]]; and | (3) [[Anāgāmin]], the [[Never Returner]], who will not be [[reborn]] as a [[human]] but will attain [[Arhatship]] in a [[pure abode]] [[heaven]] in the [[form realm]]; and | ||
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(4) [[Arhat]], the [[Foe Destroyer]], who has [[attained]] the [[nirvāṇa]] with remnant by annihilating his fixation on having an autonomous [[self]] and eradicating all his [[afflictions]]. | (4) [[Arhat]], the [[Foe Destroyer]], who has [[attained]] the [[nirvāṇa]] with remnant by annihilating his fixation on having an autonomous [[self]] and eradicating all his [[afflictions]]. | ||
| − | B. These four {{Wiki|holy}} [[fruits]] and the corresponding [[nearness]] to them are called the eight {{Wiki|holy}} ranks ([[八聖]]). Actually, one who is in the first rank, nearing the first {{Wiki|holy}} fruit, is only a [[sage]], and those in the higher seven ranks are {{Wiki|holy}} [[beings]]. Those who are still {{Wiki|learning}} ([[śaikṣa]], [[有學]]) are in the first seven ranks. Only [[Arhats]], in the eight rank, are those who have [[nothing]] more to learn ([[aśaikṣa]], [[無學]]). | + | B. These four {{Wiki|holy}} [[fruits]] and the [[corresponding]] [[nearness]] to them are called the eight {{Wiki|holy}} ranks ([[八聖]]). Actually, one who is in the first rank, nearing the first {{Wiki|holy}} fruit, is only a [[sage]], and those in the higher seven ranks are {{Wiki|holy}} [[beings]]. Those who are still {{Wiki|learning}} ([[śaikṣa]], [[有學]]) are in the first seven ranks. Only [[Arhats]], in the eight rank, are those who have [[nothing]] more to learn ([[aśaikṣa]], [[無學]]). |
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Latest revision as of 12:50, 30 December 2023
voice-hearer fruits (聲聞果).
A. The four holy fruits achieved by voice-hearers on the Liberation Way are
(1) Srotāpanna, the Stream Enterer, who will attain Arhatship after at most seven times being reborn as a god then a human;
(2) Sakṛdāgāmin, the Once Returner, who will be reborn as a human only once more before attaining Arhatship;
(3) Anāgāmin, the Never Returner, who will not be reborn as a human but will attain Arhatship in a pure abode heaven in the form realm; and
(4) Arhat, the Foe Destroyer, who has attained the nirvāṇa with remnant by annihilating his fixation on having an autonomous self and eradicating all his afflictions.
B. These four holy fruits and the corresponding nearness to them are called the eight holy ranks (八聖). Actually, one who is in the first rank, nearing the first holy fruit, is only a sage, and those in the higher seven ranks are holy beings. Those who are still learning (śaikṣa, 有學) are in the first seven ranks. Only Arhats, in the eight rank, are those who have nothing more to learn (aśaikṣa, 無學).
