Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c34.s3.19

v2.c34.s3.19

The same arguments and counter-arguments are applied in the next discussion relating to atthi arahato paravitāraṇa? The word paravitāraṇa perplexed our translator Mr. Shwe Zan Aung.¹ The discussion in the Kvu. reveals that the word means that an arhat develops faith in the Triratna or acquires knowledge of the truths, etc. not by himself but through the instruction of his preceptor¹ in whom he had firm faith. The Theravādins oppose the contention of the opponents, saying that an arhat is vītamoha and is possessed of dhammacakkhu and so he does not require paravitāraṇa. The opponents as before contend that a sa-dhammakusala-arhat requires paravitāraṇa, while a para-dhammakusala-arhat does not.