candidate for non-return, one of {zhugs gnas brgyad}; candidate for non-return. Def {lan cig phyir 'ong 'bras gnas des phyir mi 'ong gi 'bras bu thob par bya ba'i phyir de'i lam la 'brel chags su brtson par byas pas phyir mi 'ong zhugs par 'gyur ba yin no}
Approacher to Never-Returner Comment: This is one of the eight types of enterers and abiders (zhugs gnas brgyad): Approacher to Stream Enterer (rgyun zhugs zhugs pa); Abider in the Fruit of Stream Enterer (rgyun zhugs 'bras gnas); Approacher to Once Returner (phyir 'ong zhugs pa); Abider in the Fruit of Once Returner (phyir 'ong 'bras gnas); Approacher to Never Returner (phyir mi 'ong zhugs pa); Abider in the Fruit of (phyir mi 'ong 'bras gnas); Approacher to Foe Destroyer (dgra bcom zhugs pa); Abider in the Fruit of (dgra bcom 'bras gnas). For the Sanskrit see the individual entries.