Aspects of Mahayana Buddhism and its Relation to Hinayana c8.s4.28

c8.s4.28

The next stage Ekabījī (Ekavīcika) is put in the Pāli texts after Kolamkola and before Sakadāgāmi, but in the Kośa it is put after Sakadāgāmi.³ The superiority of Ekabījīs as shown in the Pāli texts is that they develop samādhi and paññā still more but cannot complete them.⁴ The Visuddhimagga adds that they have sharp faculties (tikkhindriya). In consequence of this, they are reborn once more among men (mānusakaṃ bhavam) for attaining Nibbāna. Quite similar is the description of a Sakadāgāmi; only in this case, it is not mentioned whether the one more rebirth will be among the gods or among men; the texts simply say “imam lokam āgantvā”, i.e., they will be reborn in the Kāmadhātu, which includes both men and the gods. In any case, the Sakadāgāmis reduce rāga, dosa, and moha to their minimum (tanutta).