Anguttara Nikāya - The Numerical Discourses

9: The Book of the Nines

9. Persons

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.