註四十二章經 1.31

1.31

The Sanskrit term anāgāmin is translated here as "non-returner," meaning that having attained this fruit, one completely severs the discriminations of the desire realm and does not return to be born in the desire realm again. Therefore, when the life of this single karmic retribution ends, one is born in the nineteen heavens of the form realm. The "nineteen heavens" refers to the three heavens of the first dhyāna, the three heavens of the second dhyāna, the three heavens of the third dhyāna, and the nine heavens of the fourth dhyāna; in those nineteen heavens, completely severing afflictions, one will attain the fruit of an arhat.