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14-September-2008 12:50:33 - stages of enlightenment Part of a series on Buddhism Portal of Buddhism History Timeline - Buddhist councils Major Figures Gautama Buddha Disciples · Later Buddhists Concepts Four Noble Truths Noble Eightfold Path Karma - Nirvana Three marks of existence Skandha · Cosmology Samsara · Rebirth · Dharma Dependent Origination Practices and Attainment Buddhahood · Bodhisattva Four Stages of Enlightenment PÄ?ramitÄ?s · Mation · Laity Precepts · Three Jewels Countries and Regions Bhutan · Cambodia · China India · Indonesia · Japan Korea · Laos · Malaysia Mongolia · Burma · Nepal Russia · Singapore · Sri Lanka Thailand · Tibet · Vietnam Western countries Schools TheravÄ?da · MahÄ?yÄ?na VajrayÄ?na Early and Pre-sectarian Texts Pali Canon · Tibetan Canon Chinese Canon Related topics Comparative Studies Cultural elements This box: view talk The four stages of enlightenment in Buddhism are the four degrees of approach to full enlightenment as an Arahant which a person can attain in this life. The four stages are Sotapanna, Sakadagami, Anagami and Arahant. The teaching of the four stages of enlightenment is a central element of the early Buddhist schools, including the surviving Theravada school of Buddhism currently in Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar. Contents 1 The Ordinary person 2 The Noble persons 2.1 Stream-enterer 2.2 Once-returner 2.3 Non-returner 2.4 Arahant 3 References The Ordinary person An ordinary person, or puthujjana Pali; Sanskrit: pá¹›thagjana is trapped in the endless changes of saṃsara. Doing good or evil as influenced by his desires and aversions, a puthujjana is born in higher or lower states of being heavens or hells according to their actions. As this persons have little control over their minds and behaviours, their destinies are haphazard and subject to great suffering. The ordinary person has never seen and experienced the ultimate truth of Dhamma, and therefore has no way of finding an end to his predicament. The Noble persons One who begins sincere training on the Buddhist path known as Sekhas in Pali or those in training and experiences the truth to the extent of cutting of a number of the ten mental fetters Pali: saṃyojana, becomes an Ä?rya puggala Sanskrit: आरà¥?य पà¥?दà¥?गल Ä?rya pudgala1; a noble person who will surely become an Arahant in the near future within seven lives. Their specific path is governed by the degree of attainment reached. Among whatever communities or groups there may be, the Sangha of the Tathagata's disciples is considered supreme... Those who have confidence in the Sangha have confidence in what is supreme; and for those with confidence in the supreme, supreme will be the result. 2 The Sangha of the Tathagata's disciples Ä€rya Sangha, i.e. the four groups of noble disciples when taken as pairs, the eight when taken as persons. The four groups of noble disciples Buddhist Sekhas when taken as pairs are those who have attained: I 1the path to stream-entry; 2the fruition of stream-entry; II 3the path to once-returning ; 4the fruition of once-returning; III 5the path to non-returning ; 6the fruition of non-returning; IV 7 the path to arahantship ; 8the fruition of arahantship. Taking each attainment singly gives eight individuals. Stream-enterer Main article: Sotapanna The first stage is that of SotÄ?panna Pali; Sanskrit: SrotÄ?panna, literally meaning one who enters Ä?padyate the stream sotas, with the stream being the Noble Eightfold Path regarded as the highest Dharma. The stream-enterer is also said to have opened the eye of the Dharma dhammacakkhu, Sanskrit: dharmacaká¹£us. A stream-enterer is guaranteed enlightenment after no more than seven successive rebirths, and possibly in fewer. The stream-enterer can also be sure that he or she will not be reborn in any of the unhappy states or rebirths that is, as an animal, a preta, or a being in hell. He can only be reborn as a human being, or in a heaven. The stream-enterer has attained an intuitive grasp of Buddhist doctrine samyagdṛṣá¹i or sammÄ?diá¹á¹hi, right view, has complete confidence or Saddha in the Three Jewels of Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha, and has good moral behaviour Sila. Once-returner Main article: Sakadagami The second stage is that of the SakadÄ?gÄ?mÄ« Sanskrit: Saká¹›dÄ?gÄ?min, literally meaning one who once saká¹›t comes Ä?gacchati. The once-returner will only be born one more time in the human world and will attain Nirvana in that rebirth. Non-returner Main article: Anagami The third stage is that of the AnÄ?gÄ?mÄ« Sanskrit: AnÄ?gÄ?min, literally meaning one who does not an- come Ä?gacchati. The non-returner does not come back into human existence, or any lower world, after death. Instead, he/she is reborn in one of the worlds of the RÅ«padhÄ?tu called the ÅšuddhÄ?vÄ?sa worlds, or Pure Abodes, where he/she will attain NirvÄ?ṇa; PÄ?li: Nibbana; some of them are reborn a second time in a higher world of the Pure Abodes, but in no case are born into a lower state. An AnÄ?gÄ?mÄ« has abandoned the five lower fetters that bind the mind to the cycle of rebirth. An AnÄ?gÄ?mÄ« is thus partially enlightened, and on the way to perfect and complete Enlightenment. Arahant Main article: Arahant The fourth stage is that of Arahant, a fully enlightened human being who has abandoned all fetters, and who upon decease Sanskrit: ParinirvÄ?ṇa, PÄ?li: ParinibbÄ?na will not be reborn in any world, having wholly abandoned saṃsÄ?ra. References ^ spokensanskrit.de dictionary ^ Iti 90 http://www.accesstoinsight.org/ptf/sangha.html v d e Buddhism topics History Timeline · Gautama Buddha · Buddhist councils · History of Buddhism in India · Decline of Buddhism in India · Ashoka the Great · Greco-Buddhism · Silk Road transmission of Buddhism Foundations Three Jewels Buddha, Dharma, Sangha · Four Noble Truths · Noble Eightfold Path · Nirvana · Middle Way Key Concepts Three Marks of Existence: Impermanence, Suffering, Not-self · Dependent Origination · Five Aggregates · Karma · Vipaka · Rebirth · Samsara · Defilements · Five Hindrances · Ten Fetters · Enlightenment Qualities · Perfections · JhÄ?na · Sense Bases · Four Great Elements · Renunciation · Bodhi · Parinirvana · Two truths doctrine · Emptiness · Bodhicitta · Bodhisattva · Buddha-nature · Bhumi · Trikaya Cosmology Ten spiritual realms · Six Realms Hell, Animal realm, Hungry Ghost realm, Asura realm, Human realm, Heaven · Three Spheres Practices Threefold Training: Morality, Concentration, Wisdom · Buddhist devotion · Taking refuge · Four Divine Abidings: Loving-kindness, Compassion, Sympathetic joy, Equanimity · Mindfulness · Merit · Puja: Offerings, Prostration, Chanting · Paritta · Generosity · Morality: Five Precepts, Eight Precepts, Ten Precepts, Bodhisattva vows, Patimokkha · Bhavana · Mation: Kammaá¹á¹hÄ?na, Recollection, Mindfulness of Breathing, Serenity mation, Insight mation, Shikantaza, Zazen, KÅ?an, Mandala, Tonglen, Tantra Attainment Types of Buddha · Bodhisattva · Four stages of enlightenment: Stream-enterer, Once-returner, Non-returner, Arahant Monasticism Monk · Nun · Novice monk · Novice nun · Anagarika · Ajahn · Sayadaw · Zen master · Roshi · Lama · Rinpoche · Geshe · Tulku · Householder · Lay follower · Disciple · Ngagpa Texts Tipitaka Vinaya Pitaka, Sutta Pitaka, Abhidhamma Pitaka, Commentaries · Mahayana sutras · Chinese Buddhist canon Tripitaka Koreana · Tibetan Buddhist canon Major Figures Gautama Buddha · SÄ?riputta · MahamoggallÄ?na · Ananda · Maha Kassapa · Buddhaghosa · Nagasena · Bodhidharma · Nagarjuna · Asanga · Padmasambhava · Dalai Lama Branches Theravada · Mahayana: Chan/Zen, Pure Land, Tendai, Nichiren, Madhyamaka, Yogacara · Vajrayana: Tibetan Buddhism, Shingon · Early Buddhist schools · Pre-sectarian Buddhism · Basic points unifying Theravada and Mahayana Countries Bhutan · Burma · Cambodia · China · India · Indonesia · Japan · Korea · Laos · Malaysia · Mongolia · Nepal · Russia · Singapore · Sri Lanka · Thailand · Tibet · Vietnam · Western countries Comparative Buddhism Science · Psychology · Hinduism · Jainism · East Asian religions · Christianity · Theosophy · Gnosticism Lists Buddhists · Buddhas · Twenty-eight Buddhas · Bodhisattvas · Temples · Books · Buddhism-related topics · Terms and concepts Miscellaneous topics TathÄ?gata · Maitreya · AvalokiteÅ›vara Guan Yin · AmitÄ?bha · BrahmÄ? · MÄ?ra · Dhammapada · Visuddhimagga · Vinaya · Sutra · Abhidharma · Buddhist philosophy · Eschatology · Reality in Buddhism · God in Buddhism · Liturgical languages: Pali, Sanskrit · Dharma talk · Buddhist calendar · Kalpa · Buddhism and evolution · Buddhism and homosexuality · Fourteen unanswerable questions · Ethics · Culture · Monastic robe · Cuisine · Vegetarianism · Art · Greco-Buddhist art · Buddha statue · Budai · Symbolism Dharmacakra · Flag · Bhavacakra · Mantra Om mani padme hum · Prayer wheel · Mala · Mudra · Holidays · Vesak · Uposatha · Vassa · Architecture: Vihara, Wat, Stupa, Pagoda · Pilgrimage: Lumbini, Bodh Gaya, Sarnath, Kushinagar · Bodhi tree · Mahabodhi Temple · Higher Knowledge · Supernormal Powers · Miracles of the Buddha · Physical characteristics of the Buddha · Family of the Buddha Category · Portal Retrieved from http://en..org/wiki/Four_stages_of_enlightenment Categories: Buddhist philosophical concepts Views Article Discussion this page History Personal tools Log in / create account Navigation Main page Contents Featured content Current events Random article Search Go Search Interaction Community portal Recent changes Contact Donate to Help Toolbox What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Printable version Permanent link Cite this page Languages Français 日本語 Português РуÑ?Ñ?кий ä¸æ–‡ Español This page was last modified on 3 September 2008, at 20:07
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