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In [[Buddhism]], the '''Sakadāgāmin''' ([[Pali]]; Sanskrit: ''Sakṛdāgāmin'', {{Lang-zh|c=斯陀含 or 一往來|s=|t=|p=sī tuó hán}}), "returning once"<ref>Rhys Davids & Stede (1921–25), p. 660, entry for "Sakadāgāmin" (retrieved 26 Sep 2007 at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/cgi-bin/philologic/getobject.pl?c.3:1:2653.pali).</ref> or "once-returner," is a partially [[bodhi|enlightened person]], who has cut off the first three [[Fetter (Buddhism)|chain]]s with which the ordinary mind is bound, and significantly weakened the fourth and fifth. Sakadagaminship is the second stage of the [[four stages of enlightenment]].

The Sakadagami will be reborn into the realm of the senses at most once more. If, however, they attain the next stage of enlightenment ([[Anagami]]ship) in this life, they will not come back to this world.

The three specific chains or fetters (Pali: {{IAST|saṃyojana}}) of which the Sakadagamin is free are:<br>
1. {{IAST|[[Sakkāya-diṭṭhi]]}} (Pali) - Belief in self ([[ātman (Buddhism)|ātman]])<br>
2. [[Fetter (Buddhism)#Attachment_to_rites_and_rituals_(sīlabbata-parāmāso)|Sīlabbata-parāmāsa]] (Pali) - Attachment to rites and rituals<br>
3. [[Vicikicchā]] (Pali) - Skeptical doubt<br>The Sakadagami also significantly weakened the chains of:<br>
4. [[Raga (Buddhism)|Kāma-rāga]] (Pali) - Sensuous craving<br>
5. [[Vyāpāda|Vyāpāda]] (Pali) - [[Ill-will]]

Thus, the Sakadagamin is an intermediate stage between the [[Sotapanna]], who still has comparatively strong sensuous desire and ill-will, and the [[Anagami]], who is completely free from sensuous desire and ill-will. A Sakadagami's mind is very pure. Thoughts connected with greed, hatred and delusion do not arise often, and when they do, do not become obsessive.

==See also==
* [[Four stages of enlightenment]]
* [[Fetters (Buddhism)]]

==Notes==
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==Sources==
* [[T. W. Rhys Davids|Rhys Davids]], T.W. & William Stede (eds.) (1921-5). ''The Pali Text Society’s Pali–English Dictionary''. Chipstead: [[Pali Text Society]]. A general on-line search engine for the PED is available at http://dsal.uchicago.edu/dictionaries/pali/.

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