1"Bhikkhus, there are these seven kinds of persons found existing in the world similar to those in water. What seven? (1) Here, some person has gone under once and remains under. (2) Some person has risen up and then goes under. (3) Some person has risen up and stays there. (4) Some person has risen up, sees clearly, and looks around. (5) Some person has risen up and crosses over. (6) Some person has risen up and gained a firm foothold. (7) Some person has risen up, crossed over, and gone beyond, a brahmin who stands on high ground. [n.1464] Pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo. Here, "brahmin" is used as a synonym for the arahant. See in this connection 4:5 ¶4 and SN 35:228, IV 157,19–20.

2(1) "And how, bhikkhus, is a person one who has gone under once and remains under? Here, some person possesses exclusively black, unwholesome qualities. In this way a person is one who has gone under once and remains under.

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3(2) "And how is a person one who has risen up and then goes under? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is a sense of moral shame in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is moral dread in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is energy in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ However, his faith does not become stable or grow but rather diminishes. His sense of moral shame … moral dread … energy … wisdom does not become stable or grow but rather diminishes. In this way a person is one who has risen up and then goes under.

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4(3) "And how is a person one who has risen up and stays put? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities … good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ His faith neither diminishes nor grows; it just stays put. His sense of moral shame … his moral dread … his energy … his wisdom neither diminishes nor grows; it just stays put. In this way a person is one who has risen up and stays put.

5(4) "And how is a person one who has risen up, sees clearly, and looks around? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities … good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ With the utter destruction of three fetters, this person is a stream-enterer, no longer subject to (rebirth in) the lower world, fixed in destiny, heading for enlightenment. It is in this way that a person is one who has risen up, sees clearly, and looks around.

6(5) "And how is a person one who has risen up and is crossing over? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities … good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ With the utter destruction of three fetters and with the diminishing of greed, hatred, and delusion, this person is a once-returner who, after coming back to this world only one more time, will make an end of suffering. It is in this way that a person is one who has risen up and is crossing over.

7(6) "And how is a person one who has risen up and attained a firm foothold? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities … good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ With the utter destruction of the five lower fetters, he is of spontaneous birth, due to attain final nibbāna there without returning from that world. It is in this way that a person is one who has risen up and gained a firm foothold.

8(7) "And how is a person one who has risen up, crossed over, and gone beyond, a brahmin who stands on high ground? Here, some person has risen up, (thinking): ‘Good is faith in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is a sense of moral shame in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is moral dread in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is energy in (cultivating) wholesome qualities; good is wisdom in (cultivating) wholesome qualities.’ With the destruction of the taints, he has realized for himself with direct knowledge, in this very life, the taintless liberation of mind, liberation by wisdom, and having entered upon it, he dwells in it. It is in this way that a person is one who has risen up, crossed over, and gone beyond, a brahmin who stands on high ground.

9"These, bhikkhus, are the seven kinds of persons found existing in the world similar to those in water."

1"Sattime, bhikkhave, udakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmiṁ. Katame satta? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā patarati; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti; idha pana, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo.

2Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo samannāgato hoti ekantakāḷakehi akusalehi dhammehi. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo sakiṁ nimuggo nimuggova hoti. (1)

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3Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. Tassa sā saddhā neva tiṭṭhati no vaḍḍhati hāyatiyeva, tassa sā hirī … pe … tassa taṁ ottappaṁ … tassa taṁ vīriyaṁ … tassa sā paññā neva tiṭṭhati no vaḍḍhati hāyatiyeva. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā nimujjati. (2)

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4Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. Tassa sā saddhā neva hāyati no vaḍḍhati ṭhitā hoti. Tassa sā hirī … pe … tassa taṁ ottappaṁ … tassa taṁ vīriyaṁ … tassa sā paññā neva hāyati no vaḍḍhati ṭhitā hoti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā ṭhito hoti. (3)

5Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā sotāpanno hoti avinipātadhammo niyato sambodhiparāyaṇo. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā vipassati viloketi. (4)

6Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patarati? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. So tiṇṇaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā rāgadosamohānaṁ tanuttā sakadāgāmī hoti, sakideva imaṁ lokaṁ āgantvā dukkhassantaṁ karoti. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patarati. (5)

7Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti? Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. So pañcannaṁ orambhāgiyānaṁ saṁyojanānaṁ parikkhayā opapātiko hoti tattha parinibbāyī anāvattidhammo tasmā lokā. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā patigādhappatto hoti. (6)

8Kathañca, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo. Idha, bhikkhave, ekacco puggalo ummujjati sādhu saddhā kusalesu dhammesu, sādhu hirī … pe … sādhu ottappaṁ … sādhu vīriyaṁ … sādhu paññā kusalesu dhammesūti. So āsavānaṁ khayā anāsavaṁ cetovimuttiṁ paññāvimuttiṁ diṭṭheva dhamme sayaṁ abhiññā sacchikatvā upasampajja viharati. Evaṁ kho, bhikkhave, puggalo ummujjitvā tiṇṇo hoti pāraṅgato thale tiṭṭhati brāhmaṇo. (7)

9Ime kho, bhikkhave, satta udakūpamā puggalā santo saṁvijjamānā lokasmin"ti.

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Pañcamaṁ.