Attha Purisa Puggalā- Eight Noble Persons
I wondered about sub-types of Noble People and those of anariya breed and I catch up one interesting thing about padaparama. In one translation I read about those as worthless…
A Quest to Recover Buddha's True Teachings
I wondered about sub-types of Noble People and those of anariya breed and I catch up one interesting thing about padaparama. In one translation I read about those as worthless…
…top right is useful for finding relevant posts with a keyword or multiple keywords. For example, I entered “attha purisa” and got the following results: “Search Results for: attha purisa.”…
…Now, that aside, in the post: sotapanna-stage-of-nibbana/sotapanna-anugami-and-sotapanna: “1. In the salutation to the sangha, they are referred to as “attha purisa puggalā..Thus there are eight types of people belonging to…
…saccāni abhisambujjhati; tattha ca sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇāti, balesu ca vasībhāvaṃ—ayaṃ vuccati puggalo “sammāsambuddho”. Katamo ca puggalo paccekasambuddho? Idhekacco puggalo pubbe ananussutesu dhammesu sāmaṃ saccāni abhisambujjhati; na ca tattha sabbaññutaṃ pāpuṇāti, na…
Thank you Lal. What is it that I am missing here? I apparently do not see that you addressed this in your reply: How does the phrase attha purisa puggalā”…
What is the relation between attha purisa puggalā and purisa gati? Is “purisa” just “male”? “Puggala” is “a person”, right? Does it mean, only women with purisa gati can become…
…“purisa puggala” is a “person with purisa gati.” That can mean “higher or dominant qualities.” – Then, “attha purisa puggala” means specifically the eight types of Noble Persons. – Therefore,…
…one does not have to be a bhikkhu to belong to the Saṅgha; see, “What is “San”?. In the salutation to the Saṅgha, they are referred to as “aṭṭha purisa…
…one who is Sotapanna Anugami or above (attha purisa puggala). – Thus a bhikkhu is not necessarily included in “Sangha”. A bhauddhayā could be included in Sangha if he/she is…
…with all these qualities, it is not possible to describe them fully in words. 12. “Yadidaṃ cattāri purisayugāni aṭṭha purisapuggalā” means thus described eight types of persons (aṭṭha purisapuggalā) of…