8 types of Noble Ones

Eight types of Noble Ones:

1. One practicing for the fruit of stream-entry

2. Stream-entrants

3. One practicing for the fruit of once-returner

4. Once-returners

5. One practicing for the fruit of non-returner

6. Non-returners

7. One practicing for the fruit of arahantship

8. Arahants

(from Udana 5.5, Sutta Nipata 2.1)

References

• The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
• http://www.thedhamma.com/