9: The Book of the Nines
9. Persons
- A Saddhamma Study Group translation from the Pāḷi text.
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0 Source: Savatthi.
1 These nine individuals, O bhikkhus, are to be found existing in the world. Which nine?
2 The arahant, the one who is treading the path for arahantship, the non-returner, the one who is treading the path for the realization of the fruit of non-returning, the once-returner, the one who is treading the path for the realization of the fruit of once-returning, the stream-enterer, the one who is treading the path for the realization of the fruit of stream-entry, the puthujjana.
3 These, O bhikkhus, are the nine individuals to be found existing in the world.
0 sāvatthinidānaṃ
1 nava ime bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṃvijjamānā lokasmiṃ, katame nava:
2 arahā, arahattāya paṭipanno, anāgāmī, anāgāmiphalaṃ sacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sakadāgāmi, sakadāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, sotāpanno, sotāpattiphalasacchikiriyāya paṭipanno, puthujjano.
3 ime kho bhikkhave, navapuggalā santo saṃvijjamānā lokasminti.