Once-returner

Once-returner (Tib. chir ongwa; Wyl. phyir 'ong ba) is one of the four results of the shravaka yana who have not gotten rid of all the nine levels of emotional obscuration related to the desire realm on the path of meditation and have to take birth once more in the desire realm.

Alternative Translations

• returning stream-enterers (Light of Berotsana)