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Along the Buddhist path, there is a distinct transition called stream entry, at which point a practitioner is said to be assured of reaching full Awakening. Stream entry comes when a person has sufficient experiential understanding of the teachings to bring about an irreversible change of view. A stream-enterer has gained certain qualities of mind and abandoned certain incorrect ways of seeing. What does practice look like after stream entry? How does it differ from practice before this transition? Supported by many references to the P?li Canon, this book describes the change called "entering the stream," then draws out various means of walking the path to reach full Awakening. Kim Allen provides both a rigorous analysis and an inspired vision of practice after stream entry.