In MN86 Angulimala Sutta, the story happened in this order after Angulimala became a monk:
- Angulimala became an arahant.
- He got hit and stoned.
- Buddha asked him to bear with it.
But if Angulimala was already an arahant, he didn’t need Buddha to ask him to bear with it. So I am thinking that the order is wrong, shouldn’t it be like this?
- Angulimala got hit and stoned
- Buddha asked him to bear with it.
- Angulimala became an arahant.
What do you think? Is my understanding of arahant wrong?