Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s4.22

c8.s4.22

There are two sub-stages between sotāpatti (or sattakkhattuparama) and sakadāgāmi. They are called kolaṃkola (kulaṅkula) and ekabījī (ekavīcika).⁷ Any one who has got rid of the three samyojanas, completed the silas and practised a little (mattaso) of samādhi and paññā is usually called sotāpanna. He is also called sattakkhattuparama⁸ because he will be re-born seven times more among men and the gods before he can attain Nibbāna. He will never fall back into hell and is destined to attain Nibbāna after getting rid of two more avarabhāgiya (orambhāgiya=lower) fetters, viz., kāmacchanda and vyāpāda, and five ūrdhvabhāgiya (uddhambhāgiya=higher) saṃyojanas (fetters), viz., rūparāga, arūparāga, auddhatya, māna and moha.