9.
The Person Discourse
9.
"Monks, there are these nine persons found existing in the world.
Which nine?
A Worthy One, one practising for arahantship, a non-returner, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of non-returning, a once-returner, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of once-returning, a stream-enterer, one practising for the realisation of the fruition of stream-entry, a worldling -
these, monks, are the nine persons found existing in the world."
The ninth.