詞語:四果
【四果 】
Four Fruition == 四果
also known as Four Phala. These are four grades of arhatship, namely
1.Srota-apanna: has entered the stream of holy living; the first stage of the arhat, that of a Sravaka
2.Sakradagamin: comes to be born once more; the second grade of arhatship involving only one birth
3.Anagamin: will not be reborn in this world (i.e. Six Paths), but in the Form Realm or Formless Realm, where he will attain to Nirvana
4.Arhan: enters Nirvana. All Karma of reincarnation is destroyed. He also reaches a state of no longer learning. He is the highest Saint in Hinayana in contrast with the Bodhisattva as the Saint in Mahayana
分類:英漢對照詞典