What qualifies as people on the path to the fruits of enlightenment?

[Viveka]

Ven Akaliko gives a nice explanation, that may be useful here

Is path attainment the same as becoming a faith/dhamma follower?

Hi @turntables, it might be useful to think about what is abandoned rather than what is gained when it comes to paths and fruits. Below I draw on some writing from an unpublished (well… unfinished!) essay about Saddha. It might be helpful to you? In the section quoted below, I’d previously been discussing the abandoning of the fetters and the subsequent attainments, based on the Simile of the Snake sutta (Alagaddūpama Sutta MN22) SuttaCentral. … This definition of the stages of the path m…

PS Christopher, this post was meant to be a general reply, rather than to you specifically