Related:: [[Saddha]] # Saddhānusārī (Follower by Faith) > [!success] Saddhānusārī cannot die without becoming a [[Sotapanna|Sōtapanna]]!! — In Cakkhusutta ([SN25.1](https://suttacentral.net/sn25.1/en/sujato)) > Someone who has faith and confidence in these teachings is called a **==follower by faith==**. They’ve arrived at surety in the right way, they’ve arrived at the level of the true person, and they’ve **transcended the level of the untrue person**. > > _Yo, bhikkhave, ime dhamme evaṁ saddahati adhimuccati—ayaṁ vuccati **==saddhānusārī==**, okkanto sammattaniyāmaṁ, sappurisabhūmiṁ okkanto, vītivatto puthujjanabhūmiṁ;_ > > **==They can’t do any deed which would make them be reborn in hell, the animal realm, or the ghost realm==**. > _abhabbo taṁ kammaṁ kātuṁ, yaṁ kammaṁ katvā nirayaṁ vā tiracchānayoniṁ vā pettivisayaṁ vā upapajjeyya;_ > > **==They can’t die without realizing the fruit of stream-entry.==** > _abhabbo ca tāva kālaṁ kātuṁ yāva na sotāpattiphalaṁ sacchikaroti. _ ## Suttas - [[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta]] - ![[MN70 Kīṭāgirisutta#^94db1f]] - SN25.1 Cakkhusutta ([link](https://suttacentral.net/sn25.1/en/sujato)) - Saddhānusārī cannot die without becoming a Sotapanna!!