Hmm actually i’m trying to get to a deeper point here. “Becoming a sotapanna” is just a rhetorical question to show how absurd it is for a yogi to become a sotapanna just like that. But what i’m trying to get at is that the contemplation of anicca, dukkha and anatta does not seem to be enough since yogis who can see past lives can already come to such conclusions.
Lal: Of course, your description of anariya yogis being able to see ALL types of past lives in incorrect. They cannot see their past lives in the apayas.
Does this mean if they can see lives in apayas then they are on the path without listening a word from the buddha/ noble associates? Of course not. Then, there is still something that they would still be missing. Perhaps it could be sakkaya ditthi as taryal mentioned. However, what i’m trying to show here is that anicca dukkha anatta is not enough, or i am missing something in my explanations of anicca dukkha anatta.