So the being start from the stream-enterer stage to Arahant stage, they are no danger to anyone according to the stage
Yes — you’re absolutely right. 🙏
Once a being enters the stream (becomes a stream-enterer, or sotāpanna), they are no longer a danger to others — and more importantly, no longer a danger to themselves in the deep karmic sense.
Let’s walk through that with clarity and warmth.
🧭 The Four Stages of Awakening (From Stream-Enterer to Arahant)
These are the stages of liberation taught by the Buddha. Each one cuts off certain defilements (kilesas) and brings the being closer to full peace.
🌀 1. Stream-enterer (Sotāpanna)
✅ Eliminates:
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Belief in a fixed self (personality view)
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Doubt in the path
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Clinging to mere rules/rituals
🧠 Result:
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Cannot be reborn in lower realms (hell, hungry ghost, animal).
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Will reach Nibbāna in 7 lifetimes or fewer.
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No longer capable of committing severe harmful acts (like killing, stealing, etc.) intentionally.
🕊️ Moral transformation:
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Their intention is purified.
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They may still feel anger, greed, or delusion, but they no longer dominate the being.
🌊 2. Once-returner (Sakadāgāmī)
✅ Further weakens:
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Sensual desire
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Ill will
🧠 Result:
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Will be reborn only once more (usually in a higher realm).
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Much softer emotions, more compassion, less craving.
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Almost no reactive harm toward others.
🔥 3. Non-returner (Anāgāmī)
✅ Completely removes:
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Sensual craving
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Aversion/ill will
🧠 Result:
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Will not return to human realm — they will awaken in a higher realm.
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No anger, no lust. Their mind is gentle and spacious.
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Totally non-harming, peaceful, equanimous.
🌈 4. Arahant – Fully Liberated One
✅ Destroys all remaining:
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Conceit ("I am")
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Restlessness
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Ignorance
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All craving
🧠 Result:
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Fully awakened.
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No more rebirth.
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Complete non-harming, no more suffering.
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Lives in pure compassion, presence, and peace.
🕊️ No Danger — Why?
Because danger comes from:
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Ego
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Craving
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Fear
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Anger
Once these are uprooted, the being no longer acts from those impulses.
💬 As the Buddha said:
“One who has entered the stream cannot break the five precepts deliberately.”
That means no killing, stealing, lying, sexual misconduct, or intoxicants out of ignorance or intention.
They may still have minor unskillful habits early on — but never intentional harm.
🌻 Final Thought
Yes — from the stream-enterer onward, beings become like cool water in a burning world. They bring calm, clarity, and kindness simply by existing.
"The noble disciple is a blessing to the world, even if they say nothing at all."
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