Saṁyojanasutta

Aṅguttara Nikāya 4.131

Numbered Discourses 4.131

14. Puggalavagga

14. Individuals

Saṁyojanasutta

Fetters

“Cattārome, bhikkhave, puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ.

“Mendicants, these four individuals are found in the world.

Katame cattāro?

What four?

Idha, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti.

One individual hasn’t given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters for getting a continued existence.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti.

One individual has given up the lower fetters, but not the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters for getting a continued existence.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni honti.

One individual has given up the lower fetters and the fetters for getting reborn, but not the fetters for getting a continued existence.

Idha pana, bhikkhave, ekaccassa puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni honti.

One individual has given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, and the fetters for getting a continued existence.

Katamassa, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni?

What individual hasn’t given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters for getting a continued existence?

Sakadāgāmissa.

A once-returner.

Imassa kho, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni.

This is the individual who hasn’t given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters for getting a continued existence.

Katamassa, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni?

What individual has given up the lower fetters, but not the fetters for getting reborn, or the fetters for getting a continued existence?

Uddhaṁsotassa akaniṭṭhagāmino.

One heading upstream, going to the Akaniṭṭha realm.

Imassa kho, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni.

Katamassa, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni?

What individual has given up the lower fetters and the fetters for getting reborn, but not the fetters for getting a continued existence?

Antarāparinibbāyissa.

One extinguished between one life and the next.

Imassa kho, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni appahīnāni.

Katamassa, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni?

What individual has given up the lower fetters, the fetters for getting reborn, and the fetters for getting a continued existence?

Arahato.

A perfected one.

Imassa kho, bhikkhave, puggalassa orambhāgiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, upapattipaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni, bhavapaṭilābhiyāni saṁyojanāni pahīnāni.

Ime kho, bhikkhave, cattāro puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin”ti.

These are the four individuals found in the world.”

Paṭhamaṁ.