[171] S. Granting that "a stream-enterer (sotāpanna) exists," is the person (puggala) then, for that reason, apprehended in the sense of a real and ultimate fact (sacchikaṭṭha-paramaṭṭha)?
P. Yes.
S. Is there anyone who, having been a stream-enterer, is not a stream-enterer?
P. Yes.
S. Is there anyone who, having been a person, is not a person?
P. It should not be said thus. …
S. Is there anyone who, having been a once-returner (sakadāgāmī), … having been a non-returner (anāgāmī), is not a non-returner?
P. Yes.
S. Is there anyone who, having been a person, is not a person?
P. It should not be said thus. …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.