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( Reference: Brahmajala Sutta)
| 8. | Buddha A Buddhaachieves four maggas by himself. |
Simultaneously with the achievement of Arahata Phala, he achievesSabbannuta Nana. | There will beno rebirth after his death. |
| 7. | Paccekabuddha Like aBuddha, a Paccekabuddha achieves the four Maggas by himself. |
But unlike a Buddha, a Paccekabuddhadoes not achieve Sabbanuta Nana which will enable him to know all there is to know. | There will be no rebirth after his death. |
| 6. | Aggasavaka Agga means exalted; Savaka means a disciple. |
The two chief disciplesare called Aggasavakas. The first Aggasavaka is second only to the Buddha in wisdom. The second Aggasavaka is second only to the Buddha in abhinna. | There will be no rebirth after their death. |
| 5. | Mahasavaka Mahameans great; Savaka means a disciple of the Buddha. |
He is an arahat with special attainments such as abhinna(supernormal powers) and patisambhida(mastery of' analytic insight). |
There will be no rebirth after his death. |
| 4. | Arahat He is named after the Arahatta Magga, the fourth and final magga, which he has gained. |
The Arahatta Magga uprootsmananusaya (pride, conceit), bhavaraganusaya (attachment to rebirths as brahmas) andavijjanusaya (non-comprehension of Four AriyaTruths). |
There will be no rebirth after his death. |
| 3. | Anagami He is named after the Anagami Magga, which he has gained |
The Anagami Magga uproots Kamaraganusaya (attachment to sensual pleasures) and patighanusaya (anger, worry, fear). | An Anagami cannot go beyond one more rebirth. |
| 2. | Sakadagami He is named after the Sakadagami Magga, which he has gained. |
TheSakadagami Magga does not uproot any of the remaining five anusayas.It only takes away strong proclivities of the remaining fiveanusayas. | A Sakadagami cannot go beyond the second rebirth. |
| 1. | Sotapanna He has achieved Sotapatti Magga, the first magga. Therefore he is known as a Sotapanna. |
He becomes an ariya. In the hierarchy of ariyas, he is the lowest. | Magga has two capabilities. The first enables him to perceive Nibbana. The second uprootsditthanusaya and vicikicchanusaya. Because of the extinction of the two anusayas, (a) a Sotapanna'sfaith in Buddha, Dhamma, Samgha becomes confirmed. He will under no circumstances abandon it; (b) his sila becomes firm. He will under no circumstances kill, steal, commit adultery, tell lies, take intoxicants; (c) his aparapariya(ever following) akusala kammas that can cause him to gain rebirth in one or the other of four nether regions become ahosi (abortive)kammas. Therefore a Sotapanna will never be reborn in one or the other of four nether regions; (d) his rebirth will not be endless. He cannot go beyond the seventh rebirth, even if he fails to give serious attention to vipassana bhavana because of distractions from sensual pleasures. |
| 0. | Puthujjanas (Humans, Devas, and Brahmas) |
They have two anusayas: Ditthhanusaya (belief in atta) and Vicikicchanusaya (doubt about the four NobleTruths) | Their re-birth is endless to anyrealm, including the four nether regions. |
General facts
| Thereis no definite period of training, (striving for perfection), for ariyas from Sotapanna to Mahasavaka. The periodof training for an Aggasavaka is one asankhyeyya (an incalculably long period) and one hundred thousand worlds. The period of training for a Paccekabuddha is two asankhyeyya and one hundred thousand worlds. The period of training for a Buddha varies from four asankhyeyya and one hundred thousand worlds to sixteen asankhyeyya and one hundred thousand worlds.. |
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