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The first stage is that of Sotāpanna (Pali; Sanskrit: Srotāpanna), literally meaning "one who enters (āpadyate) the stream (sotas)," with the stream being the supermundane Noble Eightfold Path regarded as the highest Dharma. The stream-enterer is also said to have "opened the eye of the Dharma" (dhammacakkhu, Sanskrit: dharmacakṣus).

The first stage is that of Sotāpanna (Pali; Sanskrit: Srotāpanna), literally meaning "one who enters (āpadyate) the stream (sotas)," with the stream being the supermundane Noble Eightfold Path regarded as the highest Dharma. The stream-enterer is also said to have "opened the eye of the Dharma" (dhammacakkhu, Sanskrit: dharmacakṣus).

A stream-enterer reaches arahantship within seven rebirths upon opening the eye of the Dharma.

Due to the fact that the stream-enterer has attained an intuitive grasp of Buddhist doctrine (samyagdṛṣṭi or sammādiṭṭhi, "right view") and has complete confidence or Saddha in the Three Jewels: Buddha, Dharma, and Sangha, and has removed the sankharas that force rebirth in lower planes, that individual will not be reborn in any plane lower than the human (animal, preta, or in hell).

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How does stream entry occur?

When a person becomes a stream enterer/Sotapanna, I understand they no longer have the first 3 fetters of belief in a self, doubts about the Buddha, his teachings or the noble sangha, or attachments to rites and rituals. But what's not clear to me…
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Is stream entry an unmistakeable experience?

I've heard stream entry described as a turning about in the deepest seat of consciousness. I've also read other accounts that make me think that there is something about the experience that is unmistakable. Is that true? If one were to attain stream…
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Does "stream enterer" simply mean "devout Buddhist"?

I have read about technicalities of stream entry, but just wanted to ask, to see if I understand the "big picture": If we step outside and try to describe it in plain English, is a "stream enterer" simply a "devout Buddhist"? Let me offer an analogy…
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Characteristics of Sotàpanna person (Stream Enterer)

What are the characteristics of Sotàpanna person (Stream Enterer). Can Sotàpanna person live at a home with a family (married life) without going to a monastery and stay without being a monk...
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How to achieve stream entry in this very life?

What fetters must be destroyed in order to reach the state of stream entry? Is it possible to reach the state of stream entry in this very life? Do I need to renounce worldly life in order to reach stream entry? Can I keep functioning in society by…
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Queen Mallika story and stream entry

I was wondering about the story of queen Mallika, she seems like someone who entered the stream, nevetheless she went to hell after passing away. Is it possible for someone to be reborn on the awful planes after entering the stream? I thought it was…
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Is a Dhamma follower always a stream entrant?

Is a Dhamma follower always a stream entrant? According to MN 70: “What kind of person is a Dhamma-follower? Here some person does not contact with the body and abide in those liberations that are peaceful and immaterial, transcending forms,…
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Why is a sotāpanna defined as unable to take another teacher and unable to commit matricide?

Among the descriptions of stream-enterer (sotāpanna) is one which says that they is not capable of committing six wrong actions: Murdering one's own mother. Murdering one's own father. Murdering an arahant. Maliciously injuring the Buddha to the…
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How do I become a Saddhanussari or Dhammanussari and know if I have attained it?

How do I become a Saddhanussari or Dhammanussari and how do I know if I have attained it? I think that the question above is clear enough. Just to add I have read their descriptions in the Suttas but from them, the answer to these questions are…
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vipassana progress questions

Does a stream winner who practices vipassana tend to have a feeling being oblivious to most of things he thought was very important before.It's a feeling as if things don't really be marked in the mind as very important as it used to be. Is it…
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