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The Discourse on Mental Fetters
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"Monks, there are these four persons existing and found in the world.
Which four?
Here, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
Here again, monks, for a certain person the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence have been abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the once-returner. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the upstream-goer heading toward the Akaniṭṭha realm. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth are not abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence not abandoned? For the attainer of final nibbāna in the interval. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence are not abandoned.
For which person, monks, are the lower mental fetters abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence abandoned? For the Worthy One. For this person, monks, the lower mental fetters have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to rebirth have been abandoned, the mental fetters leading to existence have been abandoned. These, monks, are the four persons existing and found in the world." The first.