Kathavatthu 4.1.2
Kathāvatthu 4.1.2
- Language
- Pāli
4.1.2.1
Gihi’ssa arahāti?
Can a householder be an arahant?
4.1.2.2
Āmantā.
Yes.
4.1.2.3
Nanu arahato gihisaṃyojanaṃ pahīnaṃ ucchinnamūlaṃ tālāvatthukataṃ anabhāvaṅkataṃ āyatiṃ anuppādadhammanti?
Is not the householder’s fetter abandoned by an arahant, cut off at the root, made like a palm tree stump, done away with, not subject to arising in the future?
4.1.2.4
Āmantā.
Yes.
4.1.2.5
Hañci arahato gihisaṃyojanaṃ pahīnaṃ ucchinnamūlaṃ tālāvatthukataṃ anabhāvaṅkataṃ āyatiṃ anuppādadhammaṃ, no ca vata re vattabbe—
If the householder’s fetter is abandoned by an arahant, cut off at the root, made like a palm tree stump, done away with, not subject to arising in the future, surely then one should not say:
4.1.2.6
“gihi’ssa arahā”ti.
“A householder can be an arahant.”
Translations (1)
- English (machine translation) — English, machine translation
Commentaries (2)
- Mūlaṭīkā — Ānanda (Vanaratana), Pāli
- Pañcappakaraṇaṭṭhakathā — Buddhaghosa, Pāli