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InnerKnowledgeSeeker replied to the topic stream enterer to Mahayana in the forum Principles of Dharma 5 years, 11 months ago
Hi @KimW, you said, “Following the instructions in TMI and Culadasa’s teaching, you can progress to stream entry and beyond.” You therefore seem able to identify a stream-enterer. What do you use to determine if someone has attained stream entry?
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InnerKnowledgeSeeker replied to the topic Possible to Become Arahant Now? in the forum Principles of Dharma 6 years, 3 months ago
Greetings Oded,
I have not heard of Gotama Buddha speaking of the five insights for awakening that you listed. For instance, Buddha rejected the notion of interconnectedness. See SN 12:48 The Cosmologist – Lokāyatika Sutta.
What is an arahant? Buddha has said that an arahant with taints destroyed has “lived the holy life, done what had to be…[Read more]
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InnerKnowledgeSeeker replied to the topic Possible to Become Arahant Now? in the forum Principles of Dharma 6 years, 3 months ago
I appreciate the optimism of folks on this thread, which can help with the enlightenment factor of effort. However, I am looking for rational, realistic responses. A currently living arahant would be proof that arahantship can be attained at this time. So, the next question would be, is any arahant currently living, and if so, how to identify his…[Read more]
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InnerKnowledgeSeeker started the topic Possible to Become Arahant Now? in the forum Principles of Dharma 6 years, 3 months ago
Can a person become an arahant at this time in history? Some say no because there is no living Tathagatha; some say yes but only if one becomes a monk.
Per Digha Nikaya 33 Sangiti Sutta (The Chanting Together) 3.2(4), Sariputta lists nine unfortunate, inopportune times for leading the holy life. (i) says, “No Tathagata has arisen…and this per…[Read more]
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InnerKnowledgeSeeker started the topic Naga as Arahant in the forum Principles of Dharma 6 years, 3 months ago
In the Vammika Sutta (MN 23, Discourse on the Anthill), a radiant deva relates a parable to Kumara Kassapa, who then asks Buddha for the meaning. At the end, Buddha says the dragon/cobra (naga) is a term for an arahant.
What is the reason the dragon/cobra (naga) was chosen for this meaning? The Pali appears to use the term nago/nagassati for the…[Read more]
