Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c38.s9.11
Early Monastic Buddhism v2.c38.s9.11
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v2.c38.s9.11
The first fruit attained by a monk is Sotāpatti. It could also be attained by an upāsaka or upāsikā by practising saddhā, sīla, suta, cāga and paññā explained above.² The condition precedent to the attainment of this fruit is the removal of three hindrances, viz., belief in the existence of a self (sakkāyadiṭṭhi),³ belief in the efficacy of rituals (sīlabbataparāmāsa) and lack of faith in the Triratna (*vicikicchā*). There are instances of several upāsakas and upāsikās who attained sotāpatti.