Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s4.25

c8.s4.25

A srotāpanna becomes a kulaṅkula by getting rid of the third and fourth categories of passions of the Kāmadhātu and by the acquisition of purer indriyas as opposed to the passions. He will be reborn twice or thrice either among the gods when he is called Devakulaṅkula or among men when he is called Manuṣyakulaṅkula.¹ The Nikāyas did not draw any clear difference between sotāpanna and kolaṅkola. The Visuddhimagga distinguishes them by saying that the Kolamkolas have vipassanā and indriyas of the medium order,² while the sotāpannas have those of mild (mṛdu) order.