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, the Sakadāgāmin (
Pali; Sanskrit: ''Sakṛdāgāmin'', ), "returning once"
[Rhys Davids & Stede (1921-25), p. 660, entry for "Sakadāgāmin" (retrieved 26 Sep 2007 at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:2653.pali).] or "once-returner," is a partially
enlightened person, who has cut off the first three
chains with which the ordinary mind is bound, and significantly weakened the fourth and fifth. Sakadagaminship is the second stage of the
four stages of enlightenment
The four stages of awakening in Early Buddhism and Theravada
are four progressive stages culminating in full awakening (''Bodhi'') as an Arahant (SN 22.122).
These four stages are Sotāpanna, Sakadāgāmi, Anāgāmi, and Arahant. The oldest ...
.
The Sakadagami will be reborn into the realm of the senses at most once more. If, however, they attain the next stage of enlightenment (
Anagamiship) in this life, they will not come back to this world.
The three specific chains or fetters (Pali: ) of which the Sakadagamin is free are:
1.
(Pali) - Belief in self
2.
Sīlabbata-parāmāsa (Pali) - Attachment to rites and rituals
3.
Vicikicchā (Pali) - Skeptical doubt
The Sakadagami also significantly weakened the chains of:
4.
Kāma-rāga (Pali) -
Sensuous craving
5.
Byāpāda (Pali) -
Ill-will
Thus, the Sakadagamin is an intermediate stage between the
Sotapanna, who still has comparatively strong sensuous desire and ill-will, and the
Anagami, who is completely free from sensuous desire and ill-will. A Sakadagami's mind is very pure. Thoughts connected with greed, hatred and delusion do not arise often, and when they do, do not become obsessive.
See also
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Four stages of enlightenment
The four stages of awakening in Early Buddhism and Theravada
are four progressive stages culminating in full awakening (''Bodhi'') as an Arahant (SN 22.122).
These four stages are Sotāpanna, Sakadāgāmi, Anāgāmi, and Arahant. The oldest ...
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Fetters (Buddhism)
Notes
Sources
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Rhys Davids, T.W. & William Stede (eds.) (1921-5). ''The Pali Text Society’s Pali–English Dictionary''. Chipstead:
Pali Text Society. A general on-line search engine for the PED is available at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/.
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