Approacher to Stream Enterer 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.
Def. by Jamgön Kongtrül: {nyan thos rgyun zhugs kyi 'bras bu la zhugs pa de'i spangs pa'i bar ni/ 'dod nyon gtan ma spangs pa nas bzhi pa lnga pa'i bar spangs pa'ang srid/ drug pa gtan ma spangs pa ste 'di'i bras zhugs kyis drug pa spangs mi srid pa}