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Definition[1]
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The seven types who fall into the waters of this life—the first is drowned, the seventh is a Buddha; the seven are icchantika, men amd devas, ordinary believers, śrāvakas, pratyekabuddhas, bodhisattvas, and Buddhas; also ca11ed 七衆人.
Source
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A Dictionary of Chinese Buddhist Terms, William Edward Soothill and Lewis Hodous