4 types of people with Realization

There are four types of people with Realization. Below that there are Faith followers and Dhamma followers, but the following four have had at least a glimpse at Nibbana and enlightenment and have eradicated some or all of the 10 hindrances.
#Sotapanna (Stream-entrant) has destroyed the first three hindrances to enlightenment.
#Sakadagami (Once-returner) has greatly weakened fourth and fifth hindrances.
#Anagami (Non-returner) has destroyed the fourth and fifth hindrances.
#Arahant (enlightened one) has eradicated all 10 hindrances.
A sottapanna will be reborn no more than seven more times and rebirth will either be as a human or a deva in a heavenly realm. 
A sakadagami will be reborn one more time to either the human or heavenly realm and will attain enlightenment there.
An anagami never returns to rebirth as a human or anything lower. An anagami is reborn to a higher heavenly realm known as the Pure Abodes and attains enlightenment from there.
The Arahant is fully enlightened and does not get reborn.
==See also==
*10 hindrances
==References==
*The Complete Book of Buddha's Lists -- Explained. David N. Snyder, Ph.D., 2006.
*http://www.thedhamma.com/
Category:Buddha's Lists