Reading guide
The third of four fruits, in ascending order
Confirmed by direct reading, this discourse's own position confirms the SN 55.55-58 sub-sequence follows the classic ascending order of the four stages of awakening exactly: stream-entry, once-return, non-return, then arahantship next at SN 55.58.
Key terms
anāgāmiphalasacchikiriyāya saṁvattanti — “lead to the realization of the fruit of non-return” — this discourse's own specific result
anāgāmī — “non-returner” — the third of the four classic stages, not liable to return to the sensual realm
… — the elision marking, standing in for the complete four-condition formula already given in full at SN 55.55
saddhammassavanaṁ — “listening to the true teaching” — the second condition, assumed here from SN 55.55
yonisomanasikāro — “rational application of mind” — the third condition, likewise assumed here
The text
Every genuinely translated fragment given in the consulted English source, which itself preserves the elision back to SN 55.55. Translation: Bhikkhu Sujato (CC0, SuttaCentral).
§1“Mendicants, when four things are developed and cultivated they lead to the realization of the fruit of non-return. …”
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Self-check quiz
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Question 1 of 3
What result does this discourse name for the four causal conditions?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — the third stage in the classic fourfold hierarchy.
Question 2 of 3
What does this discourse's own position confirm about the SN 55.55-58 sub-sequence?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct reading — stream-entry, once-return, non-return, then arahantship next.
Question 3 of 3
What remains unchanged from SN 55.55-56?
Correct: A. Confirmed by direct comparison — the same underlying causal formula throughout.