Path of Freedom [Vimuttimagga]

The Five Methods 307he discerns the Truth. Thus he practises and goes towards cessation. Hecuts off coarse passion and hatred and the defilements standing in that place. 1By this Path he gains the Fruit of Once-return immediately.NON-RETURNERDwelling in this stage, he endeavours further, wishing to obtain the Fruit,of Non-return, and sees birth, destruction and the rest. As explained abovehe sees. He develops in the way through which he saw the Path. Dependingon the faculties, the powers and enlightenment-intellection, he understandsthe truth and goes towards cessation. He cuts off fine passion and hate andthe defilements standing in that place. By this Path he gains the Fruit of Nonreturnimmediately. 2SAINTSH1PDwelling in this stage, he endeavours further wishing to obtain the Fruitof Stainship and sees birth, destruction and the others. As explained abovehe sees. He develops in the same way by which he saw the Path. Dependingon the faculties, the powers and enlightenment-intellection, he discerns theTruth. Thus he cuts off desire for the form and the formless; and he cuts offconceit, agitation, ignorance and all other defilements without remainder. 3Thereafter that yogin gains the Fruit of Saintship. He sees the Path; he seesthe Fruit of enlightenment, and he sees the extirpation of the defilements.Thus that bhikkhu becomes a Consummate One, eradicates the cankers, doeswhat there is to do, lays down the burden, attains to the goal, removes thefetters, knows liberation, 4 is sepatate from the five and (endowed with) the sixfactors, and attains to security. He is not fettered by death, removes cessationassociated with other (false) truths, believes in and looks for the stainless,attends to the calming of the bodily formations, 5 and gains the highest guerdon.He is called one who has removed hatred, one who has won the furthershore, 6 one who has broken free of the defilements, one who is without fetters1. Pts. II, 94: Sakaddgdmimaggena ojdrikam kdmardgasanhojanam patighasannojanam,imdni dve sdhhojandni pahiyanti, oldriko kdmardgdnusdyo patighdnusayo, ime dve anusayabyantihonti.2. Ibid. 94-5: Andgdmimaggena anusahagatam kdmardgassnnojanam patighasannojanam,imdni dve sahnojandni pahiyanti, anusahagato kdmardgdnusayo patighdnusayo, ime dveanusaya byantihonti.3. Ibid. 95: Arahattamaggena rupardgo arupardgo mdno uddhaccam avijjd—imdni pancasahnojandni pahiyanti, mdndnusayo bhavardgdnusayo avijjdnusayo — ime tayo anusayabyantihonti. Evam sahnojandni pahiyanti, anusaya byantihonti.4. D. Ill, 83: Imesam hi Vdsettha catunnam vanndnam yo hoti bhikkhu araham khindsavovusitavd kata-karaniyo ohita-bharo anuppatta-sadattho pankkhina-bhava-samyojano sammadanndvimutto, so tesarh aggam akkhdyati dhammen' eva no adhammena.5. Cp. Ibid. 269: idK dvuso bhikkhu pancangavippahino hoti chalahga-samanndgato ekdrakkhocaturdpasseno panunna-pacceka-sacco samavaya-satthesano andvila-samkappopassaddha-kdya-sdmkhdro suvimutta-citto suvimutta-pahno.6. Cp. S. IV, 175: Pdrimarh tiram khemarh appatibhayam ti kho bhikkhave nibbdndssetamadhivacanam.