“Unshakable confidence with wisdom (aveccappasada) in Buddha, Dhamma, and Sangha.”
Yes. That is a good measure of whether one is a Sotapanna.
- However, the key is defining “Unshakable confidence with wisdom (aveccappasāda)”
- One could say that based on “blind faith” without having a deeper understanding.
One becomes a Sotapanna (or Sotapanna Anugami) when one can see the futility and danger of being trapped in the rebirth process. The rebirth process continues because of one’s attachments (cravings/tanha) for worldly things.
- The word “aveccappasāda” (avecca pasāda or ava icca pasāda) has that meaning.
- See #12 of “Sotapatti Aṅga – The Four Qualities of a Sotāpanna.”
When one can “see that with wisdom” or “Sammā Ditthi,” one becomes at least a Sotapanna Anugāmi. However, a Sotapanna still has not removed cravings or kāma rāga; that happens at the Anāgāmi stage. Yet, with that “Sammā Ditthi,” a Sotapanna‘s mind would not engage in a severe immoral deed that can lead to rebirth in the apāyās.
