The Buddha defines ten types of practitioners accomplished in view, dividing them into five who achieve final awakening in this world and five who achieve it after passing away into higher realms.

AN 10.63  Niṭṭhaṅgata sutta - Come to a Conclusion

“Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi niṭṭhaṁ gatā sabbe te diṭṭhisampannā. Tesaṁ diṭṭhisampannānaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā.

“Whoever has reached a definitive conclusion in me, |bhikkhus,::::| all of them are individuals |accomplished in view::accomplished in view, with correct outlook, attitude, belief [diṭṭhisampanna]|. For those individuals accomplished in view, five reach a definitive conclusion here, and five reach a definitive conclusion after leaving here.

Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā? Sattakkhattuparamassa, kolaṅkolassa, ekabījissa, sakadāgāmissa, yo ca diṭṭheva dhamme arahā imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā.

Which five reach a definitive conclusion here? |The one who will be reborn seven times at most::Stream enterer who has seven more lives at most; lit. seven time at most-er [sattakkhattuparama]|, the one who goes from good family to good family, |the one who has one remaining human life::lit. one seed-er [ekabījī]|, the |once-returner::the second stage of awakening where one has completely exhausted the fetters of 1.) personal existence view, 2.) doubt or perplexity regarding suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the end of suffering, and 3.) adherence to rules and observances as a means of liberation; as well as made significant progress in overcoming the fetters of 4] sensual desire and 5] ill will. [sakadāgāmī]|, and the one who becomes an Arahant in this very life—these five reach a definitive conclusion here.

Katamesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā? Antarāparinibbāyissa, upahaccaparinibbāyissa, asaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, sasaṅkhāraparinibbāyissa, uddhaṁsotassa akaniṭṭhagāmino imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā.

Which five reach a definitive conclusion after leaving here? The one who attains |final Nibbāna::complete cooling, full quenching, total emancipation, dying one’s final death [parinibbāyi]| in the interval, the one |who attains final Nibbāna upon landing::who is extinguished having cut short [the next life] [upahaccaparinibbāyī]|, the one who attains final Nibbāna without exertion, the one who attains final Nibbāna with exertion, and the one who is bound upstream, |heading towards the Akaniṭṭha realm::headed to the highest deva realm [akaniṭṭhagāmī]|—these five reach a definitive conclusion after leaving here.

Ye keci, bhikkhave, mayi niṭṭhaṁ gatā, sabbe te diṭṭhisampannā. Tesaṁ diṭṭhisampannānaṁ imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha niṭṭhā, imesaṁ pañcannaṁ idha vihāya niṭṭhā”ti.

Whoever has reached a definitive conclusion in me, |bhikkhus,::::| all of them are individuals accomplished in view. For those individuals accomplished in view, these five reach a definitive conclusion here, and these five reach a definitive conclusion after leaving here.”

Topics & Qualities:

Quenching

Quenching

An experiential state of being “cooled,” where the burning fever of craving has subsided and the mind dwells in a peace free from the anxiety of needing to become something else.

Also known as: being cooled, desirelessness, free from hope, fulfilled, fully satiated, having attained emancipation
Pāli: nibbuta, nirāsa, parinibbāyati
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Stream Entry

Stream Entry

The first stage of awakening, where one overcomes the fetters of 1.) personal existence view: view of being someone, that one is an embodied being, 2.) doubt or perplexity regarding suffering, its arising, its ending, and the way of practice leading to the end of suffering, and 3.) adherence to rules and observances as a means of liberation. One who has entered the stream is no longer bound for the lower realms, is fixed in destiny, and is bound for full awakening. The four factors of stream-entry are: 1.) association with persons of integrity, 2.) hearing the true teaching, 3.) wise attention, and 4.) practice in accordance with the Dhamma.

Also known as: entering the stream, fruition of stream-entry
Pāli: sotāpatti, sotāpanna
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Last updated on May 27, 2026