What Is a Stream Enterer?

In Buddhism, a sotāpanna, śrotāpanna, "stream-enterer", "stream-winner", or "stream-entrant" is a person who has seen the Dharma and thereby has dropped the first three fetters that bind a being to a ...

What is a stream-enterer in Buddhism?

Definition. The term sotāpanna refers to one who has reached the first of the four levels of awakening recognized in early Buddhism. A sotāpanna has thereby become a “stream-enterer,” in the sense of being one who has irreversibly entered the “stream” that will ultimately lead him or her to full liberation.

What is stream entry in meditation?

Attainment. The first moment of the attainment is termed the path of stream-entry (sotāpatti-magga), which cuts through the first three fetters. ... The sotapanna is said to have "opened the eye of the Dhamma" (dhammacakka), because they have realized that whatever arises will cease (impermanence).

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