“Oh Kashyapa! There are five (kinds)
of persons in this Mahayana Great
Nirvana Sutra - except the Tathagata - who are sick, but they have places to
go. Who are these five?
One is that which cuts off the three fetters ['trinisamyojanani'], which has done away with the first three of the ten mental fetters and attains the stage of Srotapanna, thus not falling into the three unfortunate realms of hell, animals, and the hungry ghosts. Such a person gains seven [more] births and deaths in the human and heavenly worlds, eternally cuts off all kinds of suffering and enters Nirvana. Oh Kashyapa! This is the first case of someone who has a disease and still has a place to arrive at. This person, in the days to come, after 80,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
The second type is one who cuts off the three fetters, relieving the weight of greed, anger and ignorance, attaining the level of Sakridagamin and, after one cycle of coming and going [birth and death], eternally cuts off the bonds of all suffering and attains Nirvana. Oh Kashyapa! This is the second instance of someone who has disease and still has a place where it will be born. This person, in the days to come, after 60,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
The third type of person is one who cuts off the five fetters of illusions ['pancavarabhagiyasamyojanani'] that bind one to the kamadhatu [world of desire] and attains the light of the Anagamin. This person never more will be reborn in this world, eternally cuts off the bonds of all suffering and attains Nirvana. This is the third case of whom, having a disease, gains a place to be born in. This person, after 40,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
Oh Kashyapa! The fourth person is one who eternally cuts off the defilements of greed, anger and ignorance, gains Arhatship, and having no more taints of defilement, enters Nirvana. Also, this practice is not monopolized by the Pratyekabuddha. This is the fourth case of the sick person who still gains a place to be born. This person, after 20,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
Oh Kashyapa! The fifth person is one who has eternally cut off the defilements of greed, anger and ignorance and, having gained the light of a Pratyekabuddha has no more illusions to cut off and enters Nirvana. This is indeed the sole case of a kirin [name of a fabulous animal]. This is the fifth case of a person who, having a disease, gains a place to be born. This person, after 10,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment. Oh Kashyapa! This is the case of the fifth person who, having illness, gains a place to be born. This person is not a Tathagata."
One is that which cuts off the three fetters ['trinisamyojanani'], which has done away with the first three of the ten mental fetters and attains the stage of Srotapanna, thus not falling into the three unfortunate realms of hell, animals, and the hungry ghosts. Such a person gains seven [more] births and deaths in the human and heavenly worlds, eternally cuts off all kinds of suffering and enters Nirvana. Oh Kashyapa! This is the first case of someone who has a disease and still has a place to arrive at. This person, in the days to come, after 80,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
The second type is one who cuts off the three fetters, relieving the weight of greed, anger and ignorance, attaining the level of Sakridagamin and, after one cycle of coming and going [birth and death], eternally cuts off the bonds of all suffering and attains Nirvana. Oh Kashyapa! This is the second instance of someone who has disease and still has a place where it will be born. This person, in the days to come, after 60,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
The third type of person is one who cuts off the five fetters of illusions ['pancavarabhagiyasamyojanani'] that bind one to the kamadhatu [world of desire] and attains the light of the Anagamin. This person never more will be reborn in this world, eternally cuts off the bonds of all suffering and attains Nirvana. This is the third case of whom, having a disease, gains a place to be born in. This person, after 40,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
Oh Kashyapa! The fourth person is one who eternally cuts off the defilements of greed, anger and ignorance, gains Arhatship, and having no more taints of defilement, enters Nirvana. Also, this practice is not monopolized by the Pratyekabuddha. This is the fourth case of the sick person who still gains a place to be born. This person, after 20,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment.
Oh Kashyapa! The fifth person is one who has eternally cut off the defilements of greed, anger and ignorance and, having gained the light of a Pratyekabuddha has no more illusions to cut off and enters Nirvana. This is indeed the sole case of a kirin [name of a fabulous animal]. This is the fifth case of a person who, having a disease, gains a place to be born. This person, after 10,000 kalpas, will attain unsurpassed Enlightenment. Oh Kashyapa! This is the case of the fifth person who, having illness, gains a place to be born. This person is not a Tathagata."
Read More on the Nirvana Sutra, Chapter 18 - On Actual Illnesses.
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