Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c34.s3.18

v2.c34.s3.18

The opponents, as presented in the *Kvu.*, in this case also draw a distinction between a *Sadhammakusala-arhat* and a *Paradhamma-kusala-arhat, saying that both the classes of arhats may not have avijjā in regard to the truths, the theory of causation, etc. or vicikicchā about Buddha, Dharma and Saṅgha or absence of soul, but the former may have aññāṇa and kaṅkhā, say, as regards the name and family of an unknown man or woman or of a tree. It should be noted here the opponents do not mean sabbaññutañāṇa (omniscience) but just paradhammañāṇa—an intellectual power attained by the Ubhatobhāgavimutta-arhats, by which they can know many things outside himself. Arguing in this way the opponents maintain that a section of the arhats, i.e., the Paññāvimuttas or Sa-dhammakusala-arhats have ignorance (aññāṇa) relating to things or qualities other than those belonging to himself.