Hello,
Does anyone know the difference between fruition attainments for a stream enterer, once returner, non returner, and arahant? How do the fruition attainments differ? Do they experience the same experience of Nibbana?
They are similar in the sense of partaking of lokuttara sukha, having Nibbana as object.
Each Fruition attainment is unique to each Ariya. The differences are mainly in phalañāṇa or ñāṇa associated with phalacitta (I think).
Some references from the Visuddhimagga
kā phalasamāpattīti - yā ariyaphalassa nirodhe appanā.
ariyā "ariyaṃ lokuttarasukhaṃ anubhavissāmā"ti addhānapparicchedaṃ katvā icchiticchitakkhaṇe phalasamāpattiṃ samāpajjanti.
sabbepi ariyā attano attano phalaṃ samāpajjantīti
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Hello,
Thank you for the references.
Could you also provide English translations?
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What is fruition attainment - it is the absorption upon Nibbana of the the fruition states.
Noble ones (thinking) , “we shall partake of lokuttara sukha”, determining the period of time,
enter phalasamāpatti when they wish.
All Noble ones enter their particular fruition(they realised).
sakadāgāmi-phala-samāpatti only by sakadāgāmis etc.
Thank you for the translations.
Each Fruition attainment is unique to each Ariya. The differences are mainly in phalañāṇa or ñāṇa associated with phalacitta (I think).
Does this mean the experience of Nibbana itself is the same but the difference is the amount of defilements abandoned? Do they feel the same level of peace and calmness in Fruition attainment?