Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c35.s3.t5.141

v2.c35.s3.t5.141

In the third point, it is stated that according to the S., those adepts only who have completed the laukikamārga³ attain the second and third phalas at one and the same time. The Th. hold that *bhāvanāmārga* which commences from the *srotaāpattiphala* stage is *lokottara* and cannot be *laukika*; the S., however, contend that it may be either *laukika* or *lokottara*. A topic allied to this is discussed in the *Kvu.* (I. 5), which will be dealt with hereafter.