MahāvaggavaggaParihānikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 192

[192] [Sakavādin:] Does the Arahant fall away from Arahantship (arahatta)? [Paravādin:] Yes. [Sakavādin:] When the Arahant is falling away from Arahantship, does he fall away from the four fruitions (phala)? [Paravādin:] That should not be said. … [Paravādin:] A banker (seṭṭhī) exercising the position of banker with four hundred thousand — when one hundred thousand has been lost, is he fallen from the position of banker? [Sakavādin:] Yes. [Paravādin:] Is he fallen from all his property? [Sakavādin:] That should not be said. [Sakavādin:] A banker exercising the position of banker with four hundred thousand — when one hundred thousand has been lost, is he liable to fall away from all his property? [Paravādin:] Yes. [Sakavādin:] When the Arahant is falling away from Arahantship, is he liable to fall away from the four fruitions? [Paravādin:] That should not be said. …

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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