April 22, 2024 at 12:37 pm
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To support your point sir here is the story of two other Paññāvimutta. Queen Khema and the acrobat Uggasena. The story of Venerable Khema is that of verse 347 and for Venerable Uggasena is that of verse 348. Queen Khema became an arahant by listening to a verse on the fruitless nature of the body. She didn’t want to know anything about Dhamma at first. The acrobat Uggasena became an arahant while atop a pole. He only listened to a few lines. Both of them were very materialistic before meeting Lord Buddha. They had never cultivated Jhanas. These two were laypeople at the time they became arahants!!