14. Magga-nana (Purity of knowledge and vision)

This is the wisdom that occurs in the citta (mental state) that is called magga-citta. Magga-citta comes, or receives its aiding condition, from Gottarabhu-nana (13th yana). This yana has nibbana as an object, like the 13th. But this yana completely destroys kilesa and both citta (mind) and object are supramundane

Kilesa in this yana is completely destroyed by the power of magga-citta. This is the first of the four magga-cittas, which leads to Sotapanna (Stream-winner). Magga-citta acts for just one thought moment (citta-khana), but it reduces future rebirth to a maximum of seven lives (sotapanna).

This yana is called Samma-ditthi (Right Understanding) in the Eight-Fold-Path: the Right Understanding of the Four Noble Truths. The wisdom of this yana is compared to the lightning in a thunderstorm (vachira-panna), because it is very strong and very bright and very sudden.

When magga-citta occurs for the first time, it is called Sotapattimagga. It occurs three more times for the Higher Paths. The yogi, for the first time, becomes ariya-pugghala (noble one). He can no longer be born in apaya (the four states of loss and woe).

This yana is kusula – lokkutura-kusula (supramundane). There are four of these yanas:

1. Sotapatti-magga (consciousness belonging to the Path of Stream Entry 2. Sakadagami-magga (consciousness belonging to the Path of Once-Returning) 3. Anagami-magga (consciousness belonging to the Path of Non-Returning) 4. Arahatta-magga (consciousness belonging to the Path of Arahantship)