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You should look into the Suttanipatta, they have passages stating lay people can become enlightened. It's cross traditional and shows up in the very early texts of the Theravada cannon; however, culturally it is somewhat a sensitive point.
Jacob Bender (Xidian University), "Mirroring omni-present suffering: a Chan Buddhist alternative to phronesis"
You should look into the Suttanipatta, they have passages stating lay people can become enlightened. It's cross traditional and shows up in the very early texts of the Theravada cannon; however, culturally it is somewhat a sensitive point.