Thursday, July 23, 2009

Sarakaani the Sakyan

[At Kapilavasthu] Now at that time Sarakaani the Sakyan, who had died,
was proclaimed by the Blessed One to be a Stream-Winner, not subject
to rebirth in states of woe, assured of enlightenment. At this, a
number of the Sakyans, whenever they met each other or came together
in company, were indignant and angry, and said scornfully: "A fine
thing, a marvelous thing! Nowadays anyone can become a Stream-Winner,
if the Blessed One has proclaimed Sarakaani who died to be
Stream-Winner... assured of enlightenment! Why, Sarakaani failed in
his training and took to drink!"



http://www.accesstoinsight.org/lib/authors/walshe/wheel318.html#passage-65


Sarakaani in fact became a Stream-winner at the moment of death.

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