user12570: Some buddhist teachers say anger is inescapable, or even necessary and healthy, are they not enlightened ?

user-1: 
Why do so many buddhist teachers say anger is inescapable?

In Theravada Buddhism the attainment of Nibbana is enumerated into 4 stages, also known as the Four stages of Enlightenment.
There are a total of 10 fetters that has to be broken in order to attain Nibbana. Anger/ill-will is the 5th fetter.
The destruction of those fetters comes in stages;

Stream-enterer
Once-returner
Non-returner
Arahant

When a fetter has been broken it does not come back. It is done away with for good. It is permanently destroyed, meaning that one has "escaped" from it.
As seen in the illustration below, the Arahant is free from the 5 lower fetters and the 5 higher fetters.
The Non-returner is also free from anger/ill-will.
Only the Stream-enterer and Once-returner has not yet broken the fetter of ill-will.
That of course goes for Worldlings as well, i.e. beings that have not yet reached any stages of Enlightenment.


user-1: Because teachers, or even if they are arahats, are not Buddha.  They often err or have some imperfection in their teachings.  They may have destroyed all or some of the fetters but they are not perfect as Buddha in Dhamma (both in seeing and how to articulate it).  In Ani Sutta, Buddha said not to lend ear to new teachings. I have not seen "anger is inescapable, or even necessary and healthy" in any sutta that could be credited to Buddha's original teachings.  As for myself, I disregard it. 
PS.  I certainly not to be disrespectful to your teachers.  They may be imperfect in their teachings but it is still a good idea to hangout with people who are virtuous in their precepts.  IMO. 
PS2.  wanting to be near, approach those with virtuous actions, keeping precepts is a sign of Saddha.   

12570: <p>Some buddhist teachers say anger is inescapable, or even necessary and healthy, are they not enlightened ?</p>
 -1: <blockquote>
  <p>Why do so many buddhist teachers say anger is inescapable?</p>
</blockquote>

<p>In Theravada Buddhism the attainment of Nibbana is enumerated into 4 stages, also known as the <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stages_of_enlightenment" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><em>Four stages of Enlightenment</em></a>.</p>

<p>There are a total of 10 <em>fetters</em> that has to be broken in order to attain Nibbana. Anger/ill-will is the 5th fetter.</p>

<p>The destruction of those fetters comes in stages;</p>

<ul>
<li><p>Stream-enterer</p></li>
<li><p>Once-returner</p></li>
<li><p>Non-returner</p></li>
<li><p>Arahant</p></li>
</ul>

<p>When a fetter has been broken it does <strong>not</strong> come back. It is done away with for good. It is permanently destroyed, meaning that one has "escaped" from it.</p>

<p>As seen in the illustration below, the Arahant is free from the <em>5 lower fetters and the 5 higher fetters</em>.</p>

<p>The Non-returner is also free from anger/ill-will.</p>

<p>Only the Stream-enterer and Once-returner has not yet broken the fetter of ill-will.</p>

<p>That of course goes for Worldlings as well, i.e. beings that have not yet reached any stages of Enlightenment.</p>

<p><a href="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZdUVf.png" rel="nofollow noreferrer"><img src="https://i.stack.imgur.com/ZdUVf.png" alt="enter image description here"></a></p>
 -1: <p>Because teachers, or even if they are arahats, are not Buddha.  They often err or have some imperfection in their teachings.  They may have destroyed all or some of the fetters but they are not perfect as Buddha in Dhamma (both in seeing and how to articulate it).  In Ani Sutta, Buddha said not to lend ear to new teachings. I have not seen "anger is inescapable, or even necessary and healthy" in any sutta that could be credited to Buddha's original teachings.  As for myself, I disregard it. </p>

<p>PS.  I certainly not to be disrespectful to your teachers.  They may be imperfect in their teachings but it is still a good idea to hangout with people who are virtuous in their precepts.  IMO. </p>

<p>PS2.  wanting to be near, approach those with virtuous actions, keeping precepts is a sign of Saddha.   </p>
