Reply To: Anagami stage skipped

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oetb
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Then the sentence in #14 saying this: “This means one is essentially an Anāgami by the time one is fully absorbed in the first Ariya jhāna”, should be read with this logical order:

IF one is fully absorbed in first Ariya jhana THEN one is essentially an Anagami

But that not implying the other direction:

IF one is essentially an Anagami THEN one is fully absorbed in (first or an) Ariya jhana

That last sentence is what I erroneously interpreted.