fruits of stream entry

The Buddha spoke of four progressive stages of enlightenment. The final stage is that of the arahant, who has completely eradicated all causes of suffering, and is unfettered by craving and ignorance. Long before that, though, one must reach that first stage, which is commonly referred to as "entering the stream." This stage is marked by the arising of right view, and it marks the true entry onto the noble eightfold path. Until the breakthrough of stream entry, the student doesn't really understand what the path is about.

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