I will try to do that in detail at some point. But for the moment, the following could be helpful.
1. Let us consider the first sutta (both are the same in content), where it describes how a Noble Person (Sotapanna Anugami or above) lives attempting to follow Buddha’s qualities (‘ariyasāvako tathāgataṁ anussarati‘. itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.): “Mahānāma Sutta (AN 6.10). “
- Then, @3.1 and @4.1 say the same about following the qualities of Dhamma and Sangha.
- Then, @5.2: A noble disciple is thus able to live with ethical conduct with their mind devoid of greed, hate, and delusion: ‘Yasmiṁ, mahānāma, samaye ariyasāvako sīlaṁ anussarati nevassa tasmiṁ samaye rāgapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na dosapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti, na mohapariyuṭṭhitaṁ cittaṁ hoti‘
- Also note that tathāgataṁ anussarati‘ (@2.2) involves the qualities of the Buddha: ‘‘itipi so bhagavā arahaṁ sammāsambuddho vijjācaraṇasampanno sugato lokavidū anuttaro purisadammasārathi satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavā’ti.’ Similarly, dhammaṁ anussarati (@3.1) involves the qualities of the Dhamma: ‘svākkhāto bhagavatā dhammo sandiṭṭhiko akāliko ehipassiko opaneyyiko paccattaṁ veditabbo viññūhī’ti.’ AND saṅghaṁ anussarati (@4.1) involves the qualities of the Saṅgha: ‘suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ujuppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, ñāyappaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, sāmīcippaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho, yadidaṁ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā esa bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho āhuneyyo pāhuneyyo dakkhiṇeyyo añjalikaraṇīyo anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassā’ti.’ Those are the nine, six, and nine supreme qualities attributed to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha, respectively: see #2 of “Supreme Qualities of Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha.”
2. Now, those can be tied to the four qualities of a Sotapanna/Sotapanna Anugami, per “Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7)” and several other suttas: ‘So buddhe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti—itipi so bhagavā …pe… satthā devamanussānaṁ buddho bhagavāti;dhamme …pe…saṅghe aveccappasādena samannāgato hoti suppaṭipanno bhagavato sāvakasaṅgho …pe… anuttaraṁ puññakkhettaṁ lokassāti. ariyakantehi sīlehi samannāgato hoti akhaṇḍehi …pe… samādhisaṁvattanikehi.’
- These (@11. through 11.4) are the same nine, six, and nine supreme qualities attributed to the Buddha, Dhamma, and Saṅgha, respectively, in “Supreme Qualities of Buddha, Dhamma, Saṅgha“
- So, that is the connection between the two suttas: Mahānāma Sutta (AN 6.10) and Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7).
- At the end of the “Veḷudvāreyya Sutta (SN 55.7)“, it is clearly stated that these Noble Persons are free of the apayas, i.e., at the Sotapanna stage.
3. Also see “Anussati and Anupassanā – Being Mindful and Removing Defilements” and “Sotapatti Aṅga – The Four Qualities of a Sotāpanna.”
