MahāvaggavaggaParihānikathā

Abhidhammapiṭaka · Kathāvatthu · Vol. 37 · Section 208

[208] S.: Does the Arahant (arahā) fall away from Arahantship (arahatta)? 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.: Whose development (bhāvanā) of the path (magga) … development of the factors of awakening (bojjhaṅga) is superior: the Arahant's, or the Once-Returner's? P.: The Arahant's. S.: If the Arahant's development of the factors of awakening is superior, and the Arahant falls away from Arahantship, then indeed, sir, it should be said: "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English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.

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