Miscellaneous Topics – 2412
1. The Bodhisatta who attains paths and fruitions after hearing a small
part of a discourse on the Dhamma
(
ugghaṭitaññū
).
2. The Bodhisatta who realizes paths and fruitions after hearing most of a
discourse of the Dhamma
(
vipañcitaññū
).
3. The Bodhisatta who gradually comes to comprehend the truth after
hearing all of a discourse of the Dhamma
(
neyya
).
Of these three types, the Bodhisattas who understand after hearing a small part
of a discourse (
ugghaṭitaññū
) are those who, if they wish to achieve the
Awakening of a disciple (
sāvaka-bodhi
) in the very existence they receive the
prophecy, have the special supportive merit to attain the Arahat fruition
together with the six super powers (
abhiññā
) and the four kinds of analytical
knowledge (
paṭisambhidā-ñāṇa
), understand even before the end of the third
line of a verse of four lines delivered by a Buddha. This type of Bodhisatta is
also called the Bodhisatta with the factor of predominant wisdom (
paññādhika
).
With this type of Bodhisatta, wisdom is the strongest.
The Bodhisattas who understand after hearing most of a discourse (
vipañcitaññū
)
are those who, if they wish to achieve the Awakening of a disciple in the very
existence they receive the prophecy, have the special supportive merit to become
an Arahat together with the six super powers and four kinds of analytical
knowledge, understand before the end of the fourth line of a verse of four lines
delivered by a Buddha. This type of Bodhisatta is also called the Bodhisatta with
the factor of predominant faith (
saddhādhika
). With this type of Bodhisatta,
wisdom is medial.
The Bodhisattas who gradually comes to comprehend the truth (
neyya
) are those
who, if they wish to achieve the Awakening of a disciple in the very existence
they receive the prophecy, have the special supportive merit to become an
Arahat together with six super powers and four kinds of analytical knowledge,
at the end of the whole verse of four lines delivered by a Buddha. This type of
Bodhisatta is also called the Bodhisatta with the factor of predominant energy
(
viriyādhika
). With this type of Bodhisatta wisdom is weakest.
All the three types of Bodhisattas make the mental resolution to become a
Buddha for immeasurable aeons before receiving the definite prophecy.
However, after receiving the definite prophecy, they fulfil the perfections and
attain Awakening according to the necessary time schedule.