An Anāgāmi : One who does not patisandhi in another bhūmi

Abstract

Suddhāvāsa is a place where it is generally believed that the patisandhi-citta (rebirth- consciousness) of an anāgāmi will be born in various levels of conception according to the faculties, such as avihā, atappā etc. if they have not yet achieved special qualities, arahattamagga-citta and arahattaphala-citta can occur in pavattikāla (between birth to death period). However, it was found that there are different interpretations of the place where anãgãmi will be born, such as those who can be born in suddhãvãsa must be anãgãmi who has achieved the fifth jhāna, other than that, they will be born according to the jhāna they have achieved. If they are sukkhavipassaka anāgāmi, after they die, they will be born in vehapphalā realm, etc.

          Therefore, the author aims to study the place where anāgāmi will be born after the cuti-citta has occurred by searching for information from evidence appearing in The Pali Canon, atthakathā, scriptures related to Buddhism, as well as information from various places to find a conclusion on this matter.