[998] "Is one endowed with the fruition of once-returning (sakadāgāmiphala) to be called 'a once-returner (sakadāgāmī)'?"
"Yes."
"Is a person (puggala) who is practicing for the realization (sacchikiriyā) of the fruition of non-returning (anāgāmiphala) endowed with the fruition of once-returning?"
"Yes."
"Is the very one who is practicing for the realization of the fruition of non-returning himself the once-returner?"
"It should not be said so." …
English translation from the Pali (Siam Raṭṭha edition) — under review, not for citation.