MahāvaggavaggaParihānikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 204

[204] [S.] Does the Non-Returner (anāgāmī) fall away from the fruition of Non-Returning (anāgāmiphala)? [P.] Yes. [S.] Does the Once-Returner (sakadāgāmī) fall away from the fruition of Once-Returning (sakadāgāmiphala)? [P.] It should not be said thus. [S.] By whom have the more numerous defilements (kilesā) been abandoned — by the Non-Returner or by the Once-Returner? [P.] By the Non-Returner. [S.] If the more numerous defilements have been abandoned by the Non-Returner, and the Non-Returner falls away from the fruition of Non-Returning, then indeed, sir, you should say: "The Once-Returner falls away from the fruition of Once-Returning."

English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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